Prison Accommodation: Fire Prevention
2026-07-07 · Ministry of Justice · 16983 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prison accommodation has Automatic Fire Detection installed in England.
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...