Prison Officers: Cameras
(asked on 2nd May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has allocated to providing improved camera equipment for prison officers.
This question was answered on 11th May 2023
The total investment over the course of the four-year Body Worn Video Camera contract will be £8.138m. This figure includes £3.1m Capital Departmental Expenditure that was provided as part of the 2021 Spending Review settlement.
The total amount includes both the cost of the equipment and necessary implementation costs, as well as supporting services throughout the contract, such as cloud hosting, software licences, warranty and maintenance.