A Bill to establish a duty on Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and private prison operators to minimise violence in prisons; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Grahame MorrisLabour (Co-op)
4 May 2022
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The Prisons (Violence) Bill would create a legal duty for the public prison service and for private prison operators to take steps to minimise violence inside prisons. It aims to make prisons safer for staff and people in custody by setting out duties and related measures to reduce violent incidents.
The bill began in the House of Commons, with its first reading on 19 January 2022 and its second reading on 6 May 2022. It is currently listed as being at the second reading in the Commons.
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19 Jan 2022
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
