Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 53713

Prison Accommodation

Tabled: 20 May 2025

Answered: 2 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison spaces were available across all Category C specialist sex offender prisons as of 30 April 2025.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

There are 9 specialist category C prisons that hold only prisoners convicted of sexual offences. These are listed below, alongside their published operational capacity on 28 April 2025.PrisonOperational Capacity (28 April 2025)Ashfield416Bure643Littlehey1...

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