Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2020 to Question 1936, Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety, whether non-directly employed workers will have access to online recording from remote locations.
We are currently considering the possibility of allowing reporting via internet enabled mobile devices and any device with a web connection. If fully implemented this will mean that intranet connected hardware would not be required. In order to assess the viability of wider implementation remote/mobile reporting capability will be piloted in two probation divisions this Spring.
Systems are already in place to enable non-directly employed workers access reporting and recording. The use of the proposed online system for this purpose will also be considered in the review of this pilot.