Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 59478

HMP Wandsworth: Suicide

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 19 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths of prisoners in HMP Wandsworth.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Every death in custody is a tragedy and we continue to do all we can to improve the safety of prisoners.HMP Wandsworth entered the HMPPS cluster death support process in 2023, and a task force chaired by the Prison Group Director for London has been overs...

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