Question follow-through · 21059

Ministry of Justice: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the video on prisons published by her Department on 11 December 2024, what steps she is taking to ensure compliance with the (a) Civil Service Code and (b) Government Communication Service's Pro

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
10 Jan 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the video on prisons published by her Department on 11 December 2024, what steps she is taking to ensure compliance with the (a) Civil Service Code and (b) Government Communication Service's Pro

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    This post was taken down from all channels on 12 December after civil servants identified the content did not meet expectations on impartiality.The Ministry of Justice Communication Team’s usual processes for checking the accuracy and appropriateness of s...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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