The government previously said it had asked to use 400 cells, after a surge in overcrowded jails.
The Ministry of Justice and the National Police Chiefs' Council have not said how many cells had been requested
The Ministry of Justice has given the National Police Chiefs' Council) 14 days to make cells in the north of England and West Midlands available.The Press Association said it understood it may be in the region of about 100. On Monday, it gave the National Police Chiefs' Council two weeks to make cells available to hold prisoners, after there had been another rise in the number of inmates since the start of the year.An MoJ spokesman said: "We have given notice to the National Police Chiefs' Council to make available cells in police custody suites in the north of England and West Midlands as planned under Operation Safeguard.
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