Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85613
Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Transgender People
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Rebecca Paul
Conservative — Reigate
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Independent Monitoring Board's report entitled Annual report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Downview, published on 3 September 2025, what steps he is taking to safeguard biol
Answer
Jake RichardsPrisoners on E Wing are held separately from other prisoners at HMP & YOI Downview. They may only access the regime of the wider prison if risk assessed as being safe to do so, and under the supervision of prison staff.Transgender prisoners at all pri...
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