§ 57. Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his instructions are to governors of prisons about informing the police when a prisoner escapes.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsPrison governors have standing instructions to inform the local police by telephone as soon as it is established that an escape has taken place. In addition, the Metropolitan Police and the police of any place in which the prisoner is known to have friends are informed.