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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ministry of Justice

Aug. 06 2024

Source Page: Lord Chancellor orders urgent action to improve HMP Wandsworth
Document: Lord Chancellor orders urgent action to improve HMP Wandsworth (webpage)

Found: Lord Chancellor orders urgent action to improve HMP Wandsworth


Written Statements
HMP Wandsworth - Mon 13 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Edward Argar (Con - Charnwood) Wandsworth.In his letter and report, Charlie Taylor raises specific concerns about HMP Wandsworth, and - Speech Link


Deposited Papers
Ministry of Justice

Mar. 11 2010

Source Page: Review of prison transfers prior to HMCIP inspection. 32 p.
Document: DEP2010-0643.pdf (PDF)

Found: B HMP Altcourse HMP Bedford HMP Belmarsh HMP Birmingham HMP Bristol HMP Brixton HMP Bullingdon


Select Committee
HMI Prisons
PEC0008 - Prison estate capacity

Written Evidence Jan. 28 2025

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: At HMP Wandsworth inspectors found admission procedures under immense strain due to the jail receiving


Select Committee
Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign
PRI0016 - Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing

Written Evidence Mar. 05 2025

Inquiry: Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: WPIC is a local community group formed to push for action to improve the conditions in HMP Wandsworth


Select Committee
Letter from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 5 December 2024 regarding Courts moving to HMPs Brixton and Holme House as part of re-roles to reception prisons

Correspondence Dec. 10 2024

Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: I can also advise that there is an additional court moving to HMP Holme House from HMP Durham.


Commons Chamber
Drones: High-security Prisons - Tue 14 Jan 2025
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Robert Jenrick (Con - Newark) In HMP Manchester, almost four in 10 prisoners have tested positive in mandatory drug tests, and in HMP - Speech Link
2: Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington) Let me draw the Minister’s attention to the anti-drone system at HMP Guernsey, which very effectively - Speech Link
3: Gavin Williamson (Con - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge) Featherstone, HMP Oakwood and Brinsford young offender institution. - Speech Link
4: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) Two months ago in the House, I raised concerns that HMP Garth had been likened to an airport because - Speech Link


Written Question
Wandsworth Prison: Health Services
Wednesday 4th December 2024

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of healthcare provision in HMP Wandsworth.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Healthcare services at HMP Wandsworth underwent inspection, jointly undertaken by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission, in May 2024. The joint inspectorate noted that improvements had been made across the provision of healthcare since the last inspection. The full report is available at the following link:

https://hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_reports/hmp-wandsworth-3/

NHS England continues to monitor service provision and the quality of the healthcare service, meeting with the healthcare provider on a quarterly basis to discuss quality and assurance matters. Quality and assurance visits to the service are also taking place, attended by the Lead Commissioner and Clinical Quality Lead.


Select Committee
HMI Prisons
CCB0008 - Crown Court backlogs

Written Evidence Jan. 09 2025

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: At HMP Wandsworth for example, 61% of prisoners were convicted unsentenced or on remand when we inspected


Written Question
Wandsworth Prison: Unmanned Air Vehicles
Monday 25th November 2024

Asked by: Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour - Tooting)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the correspondence of 12 and 26 September 2024 from the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending to the hon Member for Tooting on HMP Wandsworth, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of installing protective netting in HMP Wandsworth to prevent drone incursions.

Answered by Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Additional netting is one of a number of measures that HMP Wandsworth is seeking to progress in the coming months, in order to address the shortcomings that have been identified by HM Inspectorate of Prisons

HM Prison & Probation Service is continuing to work collaboratively with the Metropolitan Police to ensure appropriate sharing of intelligence to support the apprehension of those involved in drone use.