Section 5 of the Prison Act 1952 imposed a duty on the Secretary of State to issue and lay before Parliament an annual report on every prison, to include a statement of the accommodation and number of prisoners, the particulars of the work done by prisoners and a statement of the punishments in each prison.
	Section 21 of this Act repeals section 5 of the Prison Act 1952.
Legal background Part 1: Sentencing Prison capacity report