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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 November 2014. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisons: Internet

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been reprimanded for accessing the internet without permission in each year since 2011.

Answer

NOMS policy is that prisoners are only permitted very restricted access to the Internet for resettlement purposes and in a closely controlled and managed environment.

If found accessing the Internet without the permission of staff, prisoners are dealt with robustly and can be referred to the police or charged with an offence against the Prison Rules.

NOMS does not centrally record the number of prisoners who have accessed the Internet without permission. To identify them would require the examination and collation of personal records from each prison and could only be done at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
215128
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Discipline Internet Prisons
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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