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Letter from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

A letter from Jake Richards MP, on 11 August 2026, confirming the extension of the use of PAVA in children’s prisons for a further 12 months.

EVALUATION OF PAVA SPRAY IN THE YOUTH ESTATE LETTER

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