Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 62190

Prisons: Smuggling

Tabled: 24 June 2025

Answered: 1 July 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle smuggling in prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of drugs, mobile phones, weapons and other contraband into prisons. This includes X-ray body scanners, airport-style Enhanced Gate Security, X-ray baggage ...

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