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Prisons: Technology

Commons · Question 88924 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to use technology to improve (a) prison management and (b) prisoner monitoring.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Nov 2025

The Ministry of Justice is committed to developing modern digital platforms and processes to improve prison management and prisoner monitoring. The Ministry of Justice is continuing to deploy Digital Prison Service (DPS) which will provide a new set of di...