Fifteenth Report - Improving the prison estate

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 244 11 September 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 36 items (6 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 35 of 36 classified)
Accepted 18
Acknowledged 1
Not Addressed 16
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifteenth report from Session 2019-21 · published 18 Nov 2020
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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9 Conclusion Acknowledged
Lack of investment has also resulted in severe maintenance backlogs within the prison estate.
Conclusion
Lack of investment has also resulted in severe maintenance backlogs within the prison estate. As at April 2019, HMPPS had around 63,200 outstanding maintenance jobs. HMPPS also estimated that it would cost £916 million to address its backlog of major … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agreed with the committee's observation, committing to publish prison population projections by the end of 2020 and provide an update on new prison builds and temporary accommodation plans by April 2021, but did not specify concrete new actions directly addressing the maintenance backlog.
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