Written question asked by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour) on Thursday, 3 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 February 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 February 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether privately managed prisons have access to the Prison Service intranet.

Answer: Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether privately managed prisons have access to the Prison Service intranet. [215297] Paul Goggins: Privately managed prisons do not currently have access to the Quantum IT infrastructure which supports the Prison Service intranet. Work commenced in January 2005 to provide these establishments with limited access to the electronic version of the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Plans are in hand to allow privately managed prisons access the Quantum IT infrastructure from summer 2005.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 215297; 431 c739W;431 c735W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Access Computer networks ICT Private sector Prisoners Prisons HM Prison Service
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