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Segregation of Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders currently detained in (a) separation and (b) close supervision centres are challenging their detention.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
11 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders currently detained in (a) separation and (b) close supervision centres are challenging their detention.

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    There are no ongoing judicial review challenges made with regards to separation centres and no ongoing challenges that have reached the courts with regards to close supervision centres.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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HMP/YOI Chelmsford

9 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates he has officially visited HMP Chelmsford since his appointment; and whether he has met with the Governor to discuss the recent mistaken release.

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Prisons: Crimes of Violence

9 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) murderers and (b) prisoners with a history of attacking prison officers are in open prisons for which the latest data is available.

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Segregation of Prisoners: Civil Proceedings

12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are any other live legal cases of prisoners challenging their detention in a Close Supervision Centre or Separation Centre.