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Prisoners: Gender Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51904 on Prisoners: Gender Recognition, how many of the prisoners with a Gender Recognition Certificate are biological (a) males and (b) females.

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51904 on Prisoners: Gender Recognition, how many of the prisoners with a Gender Recognition Certificate are biological (a) males and (b) females.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The latest published data (a snapshot from 31 March 2024) shows that there were 10 prisoners known to have a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC). The full data report can be viewed here: HMPPS Offender Equalities Report 2023/24 - GOV.UK.Because the numbe...

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