Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85609
HMP/YOI Downview: Sexual Offences
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Rebecca Paul
Conservative — Reigate
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on whether any female prisoners held at HMP Downview have been sexually assaulted by biological male prisoners.
Answer
Jake RichardsPrisoners on E Wing are held separately from other prisoners at HMP & YOI Downview. They may only access the regime of the wider prison if risk assessed as being safe to do so, and under the supervision of prison staff.Transgender prisoners at all pri...
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