Belmarsh Prison: Visits
(asked on 22nd February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) family and (b) legal visits to prisoners in HM Prison Belmarsh have been cancelled in each of the last 12 months; and for what reason each such visit was cancelled.
This question was answered on 25th February 2016
Family and legal visits have been cancelled on two occasions in the last 12 months at HM Prison Belmarsh. These were;
8 October 2015 – Due to a full lock down search of the prison
9 December 2015 – To enable a Trade Union meeting