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Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

Commons · Question 6178 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of procuring the D-Fend Solutions counter-drone software for prisons in England and Wales.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 8 Jun 2026

HM Prison & Probation Service continues to adapt its counter-drone security measures to keep pace with the evolving threat. Its approach is multi-faceted, with a variety of countermeasures and intelligence tools to prevent drones from delivering contr...