Question follow-through · 26662
Prison Sentences: Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people (a) sentenced to, and (b) still serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have previously been living in local authority care.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 6 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
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people (a) sentenced to, and (b) still serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have previously been living in local authority care.
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.On 1 September, the Lord Chancellor announced that the Government will bring an end to the IPP sentence for those who continue to serve it and will bring forward legislation to do t...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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