Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 70904

Prisoners: Parents

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the proposed timeline for implementing a system to identify children with a parent in prison.

Answer

Janet Daby
Departmental officials continue to work closely with their counterparts at the Ministry of Justice to deliver the manifesto commitment to identify children affected by parental imprisonment as swiftly as possible, to help ensure that they get the support ...

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