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Prison Governors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his department is taking to increase the autonomy of prison governors.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
17 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his department is taking to increase the autonomy of prison governors.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the value of autonomy for governors and the innovation this can drive, whilst also balancing this with the level of central control to achieve consistency between prisons.In 2023, HMPPS launched a framework for governor empowerme...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will work with prison governors to implement appropriate contingency plans for inmate wellbeing in the event of heating failures.

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Prisons: Heating

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