Freedom of Information Request
You requested the following information from the Ministry of Justice:
It has been asked at a meeting I attended recently how much of prisoners clothing is made within the justice system? It has been suggested that the shoes issued to prisons are made actually in China?
· Could you clarify where and how items are made please?
· Which items are actually purchased
Our interest is in only clothing and footwear thank you
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I can confirm that the Ministry of Justice holds information that you have requested, and I am pleased to provide this to you.
Please find below a table listing the items of uniform used in prisons. It gives a description of the items and, where not manufactured in prison, the country of origin.
You can also view information that the Ministry of Justice has disclosed in response to previous Freedom of Information requests. Responses are anonymised and published on our online disclosure log which can be found on the MoJ website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/series/freedom-of-information-disclosure-log.