Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said that as a precautionary measures, around 40 inmates were moved out of Wandsworth jail after terror suspect Daniel Khalife managed to escape.
He said the transfers happened this week, adding:"Additional resources have gone into Wandsworth, out of an abundance of caution around 40 prisoners have been moved."into Khalife's escape, including one looking at the"placement and categorisation" of all inmates in Wandsworth and another investigating all people behind bars currently charged with terror offences.These will run alongside an independent investigation to establish how Khalife was able to escape.
Mr Chalk, discussing the preliminary findings of one of the reviews he has issued, said the investigation has looked into whether protocols were in place relating to the unloading of food from a van and searching the delivery vehicle. It has also been pointed out that Mr Chalk is the 10th justice secretary since the Conservatives came to power in 2010.
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