Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 99076

Remand in Custody: Education

Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration his department has given to making remand prisoners eligible for a) educational programmes and b) offender behaviour programmes.

Answer

Jake Richards
The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that individuals held on custody, including those on remand, have access to appropriate rehabilitative and educational support while in prison.Remand prisoners are eligible to access core education provisio...

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