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Prison Officers: European Social Charter

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the UK’s compliance with the European Social Charter in relation to prison

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the UK’s compliance with the European Social Charter in relation to prison

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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