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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 October 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 October 2010. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners: Uniforms

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information the Prison Service holds on the number of prisoners who refused to wear (a) boiler suits and (b) other prison uniforms issued by the Prison Service in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer

Refusal by prisoners to wear boiler suits or other prison uniforms is dealt with as a local disciplinary matter. Records do not distinguish between such cases and other instances of refusal to comply with orders or rules. This could be established only by examining the actual records of each disciplinary hearing manually at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19483; 517 c231-2W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Prisoners Uniforms
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk