questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding was allocated per police force for the use of police cells under Operation Safeguard in (a) October and (b) November 2023.
answerText: Operation Safeguard is a contingency measure that provides additional headroom for use if prisoners cannot be accepted from the courts or police custody. It is a temporary measure to provide a short-term solution. When Operation Safeguard is active, tacti...
heading: Prisons: Overcrowding