Question follow-through · 124140
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used when determining whether a transgender offender with a history of (a) violent, (b) sexual and (c) stalking behaviour may be placed in a women’s prison.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 18 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
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used when determining whether a transgender offender with a history of (a) violent, (b) sexual and (c) stalking behaviour may be placed in a women’s prison.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Apr 2026
Answer published
We have interpreted these Parliamentary Questions as relating to transgender women in the prison estate.Transgender women with birth genitalia and/or any history of sexual or violent offences – including individuals with a Gender Recognition Certificate –...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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