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HMP Dartmoor

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason HMP Dartmoor remains closed in the context of the shortage of prison spaces.

answeredRichard TiceMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason HMP Dartmoor remains closed in the context of the shortage of prison spaces.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Following the temporary closure of HMP Dartmoor in August 2024, after detection of elevated levels of radon gas, we have been working with specialist radon experts to investigate and assess options to allow us to reopen the prison safely.The decision on r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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