Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 95166
Medomsley Detention Centre
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to establish a statutory public inquiry into the abuse of young men at Medomsley Detention Centre and the systemic failures highlighted in the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s report.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s investigation published on 12 November set out in stark detail the horrific abuse that boys and young men experienced at Medomsley Detention Centre (MDC). The PPO asked the Government to consider three issues – that th...
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