Prisons: Construction — Written Question

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the policy paper entitled 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, published on 11 December 2024, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new prison developments do not negatively impact loc

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

All new prison developments require the Ministry of Justice to submit a detailed Environment Impact Assessment. In addition, the Ministry of Justice applies the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) policy, which require...

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