Prisoners' Release: Mobile Phones

(asked on 18th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October to Question 99573, why the provision of mobile phones to prison leavers who do not have to access to have a phone of their own has stopped since the second lockdown was implemented on 5th November.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 23rd November 2020

Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have been advised that phones should continue to be issued to any offender leaving prison without one if the office that they are reporting to is not able to accommodate a face to face appointment.

A number of activities are currently been undertaken to ensure that offenders who need access to a phone are supported. This includes the re distribution of stock across CRC’s to address areas of need. Where appropriate to do so, CRC’s are required to seek the return of phones that can be reallocated to ensure that resources are used effectively and offender needs are being met.

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