Question follow-through · 100632
Remand in Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those remanded in custody for more than six months receive access to (a) education, (b) work and (c) mental health support.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those remanded in custody for more than six months receive access to (a) education, (b) work and (c) mental health support.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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5 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that individuals held in custody, including those on remand, have access to appropriate rehabilitative, educational, and wellbeing support while in prison.Remand prisoners are eligible to access the core ed...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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