Question follow-through · 904355
Women's Prisons: Transgender People
How many biological males are held in women's prisons.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 22 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 May 2025
Question tabled
How many biological males are held in women's prisons.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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3 Jun 2025
Answer published
No transgender women who retain their birth genitalia, or have any history of sexual or violent offences, can be held in the general women’s estate unless an exemption is granted by a Minister.The number of transgender women prisoners in the general women...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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