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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 May 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 May 2012. It was answered by Crispin Blunt (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: E-mail

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) with reference to the answer of 30 April 2012, Official Report, columns 1164-7W, on prisoners: e-mail, how many contacts were made through the e-mail a prisoner scheme, by prison, in each of the last three years;

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Answer

As stated in my response of 30 April 2012, Official Report, columns 1164-67W, it is not possible to provide the number of contacts each prisoner has received through the scheme as such information is not held centrally. To provide such information would require the collection of data from each prison and this could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.

The guidance on the monitoring of communications in prisons is set out in the National Security Framework (NSF). This is Prison Service Order 1000. The NSF,

which is on a website for prison staff only, sets out the priorities for prison staff on a risk based strategy. This means that category A prisoners, prisoners subject to public protection measures, such as sex offenders, and prisoners believed to be engaged in criminal activities will be subject to communications monitoring, which will include telephone calls and written correspondence including letters sent via Emailaprisoner.com. Prison Service Instruction 49 of 2011 gives further guidance to governors in relation to the level of random monitoring of prisoner communications. A copy of the instruction is in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
107195; 545 cc179-180W
Session
2012-13
Related items
Prisoners: E-mail
Monday, 2 July 2012
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Email Prisoners
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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