Question follow-through · 77076
Prisoners: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on introducing a support and identification system for the children of prisoners.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 13 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on introducing a support and identification system for the children of prisoners.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Oct 2025
Answer published
We know that parental imprisonment is recognised as an adverse childhood experience that can have a significant impact on a child’s life chances. This is why the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education are jointly committed to ensuring that a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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