Berwyn Prison: Power Failures

(asked on 18th October 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which facilities were affected by the power cut at HMP Berwyn in October 2023.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 23rd October 2023

HMP Berwyn experience a power failure that affected the internal electrical system. The cause of the incident was a breakdown between the mains electrical system and the generator which meant that when the power cut occurred the generator did not activate.

The impact on the staff and prisoners was minimised by the speed at which the power was restored. The health and safety of all concerned was preserved through the use of contingency measures and a back-up solution had been agreed in the event that the matter could not be resolved.

The Senior Management Team and Facilities Services provider secured an Engineer to site and there was a resolution just after 3:00pm the same day.

The permanent solution for this matter is in progress at the establishment and we do not envisage further issues once this and the residual systems reset required following the incident are complete.

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