United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 62190
Prisons: Smuggling
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24 June 2025
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1 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle smuggling in prisons.
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24 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle smuggling in prisons.
Source: Commons
1 July 2025
Answer
Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of drugs, mobile phones, weapons and other contraband into prisons. This includes X-ray body scanners, airport-style Enhanced Gate Security, X-ray baggage ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-24/62190
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1815809
- uk · wq-1815809 · source updated 1 July 2025