Prison Accommodation: Closures
Commons · Question 121519 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places have been closed due to reasons concerning (a) health and safety, (b) security, (c) resources and (d) physical conditions in each year since 2010, broken down by location.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 25 Mar 2026
The information requested has been provided in the table below. Please note that, since 2010, 23 prisons (7519 places) have been permanently closed. The site-specific reasons for closure vary, but in the main these prisons were assessed as old and unecono...