United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 47975
Prisons: Security
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24 April 2025
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2 May 2025 · Answer
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2 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what exemptions from security measures on religious grounds exist in prisons.
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24 April 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what exemptions from security measures on religious grounds exist in prisons.
Source: Commons
2 May 2025
Answer
No prisoners are exempt from searches by sniffer dogs.During a cell search, care must be taken when handling religious artefacts, and search dogs must not come into contact with religious artefacts or holy books. Prisoners must be asked to point these out...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-24/47975
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1797017
- uk · wq-1797017 · source updated 2 May 2025