Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 56555

Prisoners: Transgender People

Tabled: 2 June 2025

Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact transgender prison policies on the (a) safety, (b) dignity and (c) privacy of biologically female prisoners.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Prior to any placement, a risk assessment would be carried out by a multidisciplinary panel chaired by a specially trained senior prison manager, with senior staff from the HMPPS Womens Group including a psychologist. Assessments take account of all known...

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