Question follow-through · 24998
HM Prison Service: Crown Immunity
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Crown immunity for HM Prison Service on the adequacy of the mitigation of systemic issues identified following deaths in prisons.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Crown immunity for HM Prison Service on the adequacy of the mitigation of systemic issues identified following deaths in prisons.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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28 Jan 2025
Answer published
Every death in custody is a tragedy and we continue to do all we can to improve the safety of prisoners. Deaths in custody are subject to a police investigation on behalf of the Coroner in all cases and, where necessary, a criminal investigation, an inves...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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