Prisoners: Visual Impairment

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons offer the provision of braille transcription services for individuals with visual impairments.


Answered by
Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 8th September 2026

Braille translation services are available in publicly operated prisons through the national translation and transcription contract, which is currently held by thebigword Group Limited. Privately managed prisons must have arrangements in place using either this national contract or equivalent arrangements.

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