United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 75852
Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems
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16 November 2021
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24 November 2021 · Answer
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24 November 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 to enable drone jamming technology to be used in prisons in England a
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16 November 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 to enable drone jamming technology to be used in prisons in England a
Source: Commons
24 November 2021
Answer
The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 gave HMPPS new powers to authorise the use of counter-drone technology, such as electronic radio frequency jamming devices that interfere with property or wireless telegraphy. Jamming’ technology i...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-16/75852
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1378968
- uk · wq-1378968 · source updated 24 November 2021