Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons are currently in special measures.
The following prisons are in special measures as of 01 May 2019:
Aylesbury, Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol, Chelmsford, Elmley, Exeter, Guys Marsh, Hewell, Lewes, Liverpool, Nottingham, The Mount, Wandsworth, Winchester, and Wormwood Scrubs.
Special measures are put in place where an assessment of performance based on a combination of data, management information, judgement from senior operational management and external scrutiny determines that a prison needs additional specialist support to improve to an acceptable level.