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HMP Belmarsh and HMP Manchester: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held at HMP Belmarsh or HMP Manchester have sued the Ministry of Justice or HMPPS over alleged breaches of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the past year.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held at HMP Belmarsh or HMP Manchester have sued the Ministry of Justice or HMPPS over alleged breaches of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the past year.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Since 1 June 2025, no claims submitted by prisoners against HMP Manchester or HMP Belmarsh have referred to a breach of the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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