Prisons: Education

(asked on 19th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on 18 March 2020, Official Report column 335WH, whether there will be any penalties by HMPPS for non-delivery of teaching hours during a closure of education provision in prisons.


Answered by
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Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 24th March 2020

Where HMPPS is unable to facilitate the delivery of education in England there are payment mechanisms in the contract to ensure that suppliers are not financially disadvantaged. Prison education in Wales is a devolved responsibility of the Welsh Government.

We are in regular communications with education suppliers to ensure relationships continue to be managed well and that their key questions are answered.

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