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Prisons: Razors

Asked by Edward ArgarConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 2 August 2024UIN 1920

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 21 May 2024 entitled Prisons safety update: wet-shave razors, HCWS493, whether she plans to implement the phased removal of wet-shave razors from an initial

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

I can confirm that we are continuing the plans for a phased removal of wet-shave razors and that this will be implemented in up to 30 prisons in the adult male estate in 2024/25.

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