Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 16862

HMP Dartmoor

Tabled: 28 November 2024

Answered: 5 December 2024

Question

Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has for readmitting prisoners to HMP Dartmoor prison; what the estimated timescale for readmission is; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the capaci

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The health and safety of prisoners and staff continues to be a top priority for His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service. Following the temporary closure of HMP Dartmoor in August, we have been working with specialist radon experts to investigate and ...

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