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The Closure of Prisons (HM Prison Wellingborough) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/2990 · Made 29 November 2012

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Prisons

Made 29th November 2012

Laid before Parliament 30th November 2012

Coming into force 21st December 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prison Act 1952f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1952 c.52

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Closure of Prison
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Closure of Prisons (HM Prison Wellingborough) Order 2012 and comes into force on 21st December 2012.

2Closure of Prison

HM Prison Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire, is closed.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Jeremy Wright

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

29th November 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the closure of H M Prison Wellingborough on 21st December 2012.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this Instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.