United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 12483
Prisoners: Transgender People
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23 June 2026
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29 June 2026 · Answer
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29 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the removal of transgender prisoners from women's prisons.
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23 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the removal of transgender prisoners from women's prisons.
Source: Commons
29 June 2026
Answer
Prisons are devolved in Scotland and the laws governing them are different to those governing prisons in England and Wales. Issues around the allocation of transgender prisoners in Scottish prisons are, therefore, solely a matter for the Scottish Governme...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-23/12483
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1919383
- uk · wq-1919383 · source updated 29 June 2026