Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 110480

Prisoners: Transgender People

Tabled: 3 February 2026

Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who are biologically (a) male and (b) female are housed in prisons designated for the opposite sex.

Answer

Jake Richards

As of 1 February 2026, there were seven prisoners on E Wing, the separate unit for transgender women at HMP Downview.The information requested cannot be provided for the general female or male prison estates without breaching our legal obligations under d...

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