Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 40667
Prisons: Security
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op) — Stoke-on-Trent Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) anti-drone technologies and (b) Radio Frequency Effector technology in prisons.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinHis Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of drones delivering contraband into prisons.The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 authorises the use of counter-drone technology...
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