Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 62454

HMP/YOI Downview

Tabled: 24 June 2025

Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56664 on Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People, whether E Wing at HMP Downview is considered to be in the women's or men's prison estate.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...

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