Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 45765

Prisoners: Transgender People

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological men are in female prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

As per the latest published data on the placement of transgender prisoners (which covers transgender prisoners without gender recognition certificates, and is taken from a snapshot of the prison population on 31 March 2024), there were 2 or fewer transgen...

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