AQW 53904/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 05/02/2016
Answered On Date: 17/02/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on work to achieve the Programme for Government 11-15 target to reform and modernise the Prison Service.

Answer:

The Prison Review Oversight Group held its final meeting on 3 February 2016, having signed off 36 of the 40 recommendations made in the Prison Review Team report. This achieved the Programme for Government target to implement 90% of the recommendations within the agreed timescales.