Prison Accommodation: Fire Prevention
2026-07-07 · Ministry of Justice · 16982 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the installation of Automatic Fire Detection across prison accommodation.
Answer
Under this Government, H M Prison & Probation Service has adopted a strategic approach to fire safety improvement across the prison estate, prioritising the installation of in-cell automatic fire detection (AFD) to minimise the risk of harm from fires...