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Written question asked by David Wilshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Visits

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice at which prisons it is the practice to (a) photograph and (b) take fingerprint impressions from official visitors; and what action is taken in respect of such records following a visit.
Answer

There is no requirement for establishments to provide data to headquarters about how they use and operate their systems and there is no central record of numbers of these systems in place across the country.The information requested is not collated centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost by contacting each prison individually.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
486 c535W; 245673
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Prisons Visits
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk