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Prisons: Visits

Commons · Question 110928 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which faith-based (a) charities and (b) organisations are permitted to visit prisons.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 13 Feb 2026

The Ministry of Justice recognises the vital contribution that charities and wider third sector organisations make to supporting prisoner rehabilitation. Decisions as to which individuals or organisations may enter, or work in, a prison are taken by the p...