Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 26479

Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems

Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has had recent discussions with security companies on the provision of technology that can jam drone signals to help tackle drones delivering weapons into prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of drones to deliver contraband into prisons. We conduct vulnerability assessments across the prison estate to identify risks, and to develop and implement plans to manage and mitigate them.We work ...

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