Question follow-through · 107736
Administration of Justice: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Welsh Government has made a formal request for the devolution of (a) justice, (b) youth justice, (c) probation and (d) policing.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints · 26 Feb 2026
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- HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints · 5 Mar 2026
- Residential Women's Centres: Wales · 18 Mar 2026
- Young Offenders: Women · 26 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Welsh Government has made a formal request for the devolution of (a) justice, (b) youth justice, (c) probation and (d) policing.
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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27 Jan 2026
Answer published
Welsh Government and Ministry of Justice ministers have met to discuss progressing the manifesto commitments on youth justice and probation. Welsh Government and Ministry of Justice officials continue to work together to progress this.The Ministry of Just...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints
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HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints
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Residential Women's Centres: Wales
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Women’s Justice Board recommendations for reducing women’s imprisonment, published on 16 March 2026, what steps he is taking to establish a residential women’s centre in Wales.
Young Offenders: Women
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans does his Department have to develop a Young Women’s Strategy as recommended by the Women’s Justice Board’s report.
Young Offenders: Women
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the Women’s Justice Board’s recommendation to develop a Young Women’s Strategy including a focus on young women who have experienced VAWG.
Young Offenders: Women
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department have to consult with young women and specialist women and girls’ organisations on the development of the Young Women's Strategy as recommended by the Women's Justice Board.
HM Prison and Probation Service
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.
HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison and (b) probation workers have made complaints through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.
HM Prison and Probation Service: Complaints
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were.
Probation
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were being supervised by the Probation Service in (a) Wales, and (b) England, in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September, and (iv) December of 2025, by offence group.
Probation
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were being supervised by the Probation Service in (a) Wales, and (b) England, in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September, and (iv) December of 2025, by ethnic group.