My honourable friend the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Maria Eagle) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I am making this Statement to update the House about the roll-out of body orifice security scanners (BOSS chairs).

In my Written Ministerial Statement of 13 July, I stated that we had equipped all prisons with a body orifice security scanner (BOSS chair) and that the roll-out was completed in May. It has now been brought to my attention that five out the 128 BOSS chairs were not delivered on time and I wish to update the House. All chairs have now been delivered; one in June, three in July and one in September. The relevant Prison Service Instruction (PSI) mandates that governors must ensure that use of the BOSS is incorporated into local security strategies in light of local operational priorities.