Question follow-through · 15424

Prisons: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons were rated good for rehabilitation and release planning by inspectors from April 2023 to April 2024.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
25 Nov 2024
Answer
29 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons were rated good for rehabilitation and release planning by inspectors from April 2023 to April 2024.

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    This Government has inherited a prison system in crisis, and this has been reflected in the inspections conducted by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons. Between 1 April 2023 and 30 April 2024. Prior to the arrival of the current Government, His Maje...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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