Question follow-through · 124146
Prisoners: Transgender People
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many transgender prisoners are held in specialist units on the (a) male and (b) female estate; and what criteria determine those placements.
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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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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many transgender prisoners are held in specialist units on the (a) male and (b) female estate; and what criteria determine those placements.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
Transgender women who cannot be held safely in the male or female estate can be placed on E Wing, where this is approved by a multi-disciplinary panel of officials. E Wing is a separate unit for transgender women at HMP & YOI Downview: it is not part ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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