Zahid Mubarek Inquiry

(asked on 7th September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry, published in June 2006.


Answered by
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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 17th September 2018

71 of the 88 recommendations made in the report of the Zahid Mubarek inquiry were implemented in full.

Of the remaining recommendations, 15 were either partially implemented or superseded by other developments. Two were rejected at the time of implementation. Action to improve prison safety and security continues alongside reforms to overhaul the system to focus on the rehabilitation of offenders. We are tackling the supply and demand of drugs, drones and phones, which drive prison violence and undermine safety.

We are redoubling our efforts to address the record levels of self-harm. We have taken immediate action to strengthen the frontline. We have passed our target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers, seven months ahead of schedule. Over 3,100 new staff are in post. This will allow us to implement the key worker role, allowing staff dedicated time to provide support to individual prisoners, which will help us deal with emerging threats and to improve safety.

We are not aware of any recent representations from Mr Justice Keith.

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