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UIN 83716

Remand in Custody: Visits

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1 September 2020

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9 September 2020 · Answer

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9 September 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) the maintenance of family ties and (b) the rights and welfare of children who have a parent in custody of virtual visits software in custodial facilities when us

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  1. 1 September 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) the maintenance of family ties and (b) the rights and welfare of children who have a parent in custody of virtual visits software in custodial facilities when us

    Source: Commons

  2. 9 September 2020

    Answer

    Video calls were introduced as an emergency measure alongside other measures to help maintain family contact whilst physical visits were suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak. We continue to learn lessons from this to inform both the current service ...

    Source: Written answer

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