Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 63899

HMP/YOI Downview: Transgender People

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has reviewed the validity of its insurance policies for HMP Downview, in the context of the imprisonment of biological males at that prison.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
In line with HM Treasury’s guidance Managing Public Money, HMPPS does not buy general commercial insurance to protect against risk.In line with HM Treasury guidance, HMP/YOI Downview has not taken out commercial insurance on the basis that it is better va...

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