Written Statement·Commons·Ministry of Justice·HCWS1139
Government Response to the Prison Capacity Review
9 December 2025
Mr David Lammy
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Labour
Statement
On Tuesday 5 August, Dame Anne Owers published the findings of her independent review into the handling of prison capacity. The review was commissioned in February 2025 by my predecessor, the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, to examine the decisions t...