Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88924

Prisons: Technology

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to use technology to improve (a) prison management and (b) prisoner monitoring.

Answer

Jake Richards
The Ministry of Justice is committed to developing modern digital platforms and processes to improve prison management and prisoner monitoring. The Ministry of Justice is continuing to deploy Digital Prison Service (DPS) which will provide a new set of di...
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