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Prison Capacity Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the Terms of Reference for the review into the handling of prison capacity.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
17 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the Terms of Reference for the review into the handling of prison capacity.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Terms of Reference for the review into the handling of prison capacity were published on Friday 7 February following a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament. The Terms of Reference can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pris...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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