Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 29038
Life Imprisonment: Young People
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are serving life sentences of detention for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe data requested is not held centrally and would only be available at a disproportionate cost.