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Written question asked by Jessica Morden (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 September 2023. It was answered by Damian Hinds (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 September 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Locks and Keys

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a prison has had to be relocked because of the loss or theft of keys between (a) July 2015 and July 2020, (b) July 2020 and July 2021, (c) July 2021 and July 2022, (d) July 2020 and July 2023; and what the cost of each such incident was.

Answer

The table below shows the number of incidents and cost of relock within prisons in England and Wales due to loss or theft of keys, for the time period requested.

Date

Number of Relocks

Cost (excluding VAT)

July 15 to July 20

6

£117,211.50 £422,447.46 £438,525.29 £441,649.00 £21,304.70 £323,151.44

July 20-July 21

2

£2,821.40 £313,139.66

July 21-July 22

0

0

July 22-July 23

2

£28, 650 £29,187.59


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
199324
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Prisons Lost property Theft Locks and keys
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk