Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 904355

Women's Prisons: Transgender People

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 3 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Rebecca Paul

Conservative — Reigate

How many biological males are held in women's prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

No transgender women who retain their birth genitalia, or have any history of sexual or violent offences, can be held in the general women’s estate unless an exemption is granted by a Minister.The number of transgender women prisoners in the general women...

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