Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 62453

Prisons: Women

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56664 on Prisoners' Transfers: Transgender People, what is the definition of general female estate.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The general female estate comprises the establishments in which female prisoners are accommodated. E Wing at HMP/YOI Downview is a special unit: it is not part of the general women's estate. Prisoners on E Wing are located separately from all other prison...

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