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Prisoners: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisons have neurodiversity support managers.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
2 Aug 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisons have neurodiversity support managers.

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    All public prisons have successfully recruited a Neurodiversity Support Manager. All private prisons have also recruited Neurodiversity Support Managers, unless they already held equivalent neurodiversity specialisms and expertise. Due to natural role att...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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