Question follow-through · 16982

Prison Accommodation: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the installation of Automatic Fire Detection across prison accommodation.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
16 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the installation of Automatic Fire Detection across prison accommodation.

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Under this Government, H M Prison & Probation Service has adopted a strategic approach to fire safety improvement across the prison estate, prioritising the installation of in-cell automatic fire detection (AFD) to minimise the risk of harm from fires...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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