Prisons: Safety
Commons · Question 71324 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of prison safety in Category (a) B and (b) C prisons.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 8 Sep 2025
Safety in prisons is a key priority, and we are working hard to make prisons as safe as possible for staff and prisoners.We have specialist staff and equipment to stop the smuggling of contraband in prisons, such as drugs, weapons and mobile phones, which...