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<p>In common with all Government Departments, the Ministry of Justice has considered
the impact of a No Deal Brexit on its institutions, including prisons.</p><p> </p><p>Preparations
are underway to ensure we are ready to leave the European Union on 31 October, with
or without a deal. This includes working closely with the Department of Health to
make sure that the supply of health products to prisoners is not disrupted; ensuring
that our food and retail contracts have alternative arrangements in case of disruption
through ports; and co-operating with other government departments to prepare for contingencies
such as potential traffic disruption in the South East.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level,
all prisons have reviewed their contingency plans and are engaged with their Local
Resilience Forums to put in place actions to mitigate against any potential impacts
as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, over the past 3 years, we have invested £100m
to provide additional Prison Officers to improve frontline safety, security and rehabilitation.
The benefits of this are already being felt with 4675 on landings and a commitment
to recruit more in line with business needs.</p>
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