Question follow-through · 17583

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds data on Welsh prisoners by (a) sex, (b) ethnicity, (c) socio-economic background, (d) offence type, (e) sentence type and (f) local authority.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
9 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department holds data on Welsh prisoners by (a) sex, (b) ethnicity, (c) socio-economic background, (d) offence type, (e) sentence type and (f) local authority.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) cannot identify Welsh prisoners because English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish nationalities are not captured separately on the central data system. UK nationals are all recorded as British.HMPPS can provide da...

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