Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 191785

Prisoners: Parents

Tabled: 29 June 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023

Question

Caroline Nokes

ConservativeRomsey and Southampton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of children affected by parental imprisonment.

Answer

Damian Hinds
The Ministry of Justice’s most comprehensive prison population data suggests over the course of a year, approximately 200,000 children may be affected by a parent being in or going to prison. The Prisons Strategy White Paper includes a commitment to impro...

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