Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 June 2019. It was answered by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 June 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisons: Security
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2019 to Question 237103 on Prisons: Security, what the timetable is for the tendering and subsequent rollout of body scanners in England and Wales.
- Answer
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We are taking urgent and decisive action to stop contraband from entering our prisons. These illicit items pose a significant threat to safety and security.
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) initially trialled the use of X-ray body scanners in a small number of prisons. Based on learning from these trial sites, a significant investment was made in 2018/19 to purchase 18 newly-designed body scanners for the establishments in the 10 Prisons Project and for the Long Term and High Security estate.
We believe X-ray scanning technology provides an effective method of confirming whether a prisoner is attempting to smuggle contraband via internal concealment.
The future rollout and tendering of a HMPPS specific contract for X-ray body scanning technology will commence formally later in 2019.
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- 2017-19
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- Yes
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- Prisons Security
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