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Open Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks associated with unofficial auditors accessing the open prison estate.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
20 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks associated with unofficial auditors accessing the open prison estate.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Any person who films, photographs, or transmits images from within a prison for reception outside the prison commits an offence under section 40D(1) of the Prisons Act 1952. A person convicted of an offence under section 40D(1) may, on conviction on indic...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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