Prisons: Overcrowding
Commons · Question 43038 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of capacity made available through Operation Safeguard was used between its inception and July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 9 Apr 2025
Operation Safeguard is an important contingency measure used to ensure that the current demand on prison places does not cause undue disruption to Criminal Justice System partners. The first places were activated by the previous Government in February 202...