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The Closure of Prisons Order 2014
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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This Order provides for the closure of the institutions mentioned in article 2 on the 31st January 2014.
Article 3 concerns HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Northallerton and HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Reading (which were, immediately before this Order came into force, the only prisons in the counties of North Yorkshire and Berkshire respectively). When providing for the closure of the only prison in the county, the Secretary of State is required by section 37(2) of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) to state in the Order the special reasons for doing so. The special reasons for closing HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Northallerton and HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Reading are set out in article 3(2) and 3(3) respectively.
No impact assessment has been produced in relation to this Order as no impact on business or the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.
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