2014 No. 2340

Prisons, England And Wales

The Closure of Prisons (No. 2) Order 2014

Made

28th August 2014

Laid before Parliament

3rd September 2014

Coming into force

28th September 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(1) of the Prison Act 1952( 1 ).

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Closure of Prisons (No. 2) Order 2014 and comes into force on 28th September 2014.

Closure of prison

2. HM Prison The Verne, in Dorset, is closed.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Andrew Selous

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

28th August 2014

( 1 )

1952 c.52 .

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Original format only 2. Closure of prison

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