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The Closure of Prisons Order 2012

S.I. 2012/50 · Made 10 January 2012

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Prisons

Made 10th January 2012

Laid before Parliament 11th January 2012

Coming into force 8th February 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Prison Act 1952f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1952 c.52.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Closure of Prisons Order 2012 and comes into force on 8th February 2012.

2

H.M. Prison Lancaster Castle, in Lancashire, is closed.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Crispin Blunt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

10th January 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the closure of H.M. Prison Lancaster Castle on 8th February 2012.

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