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UIN 30103

Prisoners

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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4 July 2022

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12 July 2022 · Answer

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12 July 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the collection of data on prisoners' (a) gender, (b) ethnic group, (c) age and (d) religion.

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  1. 4 July 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the collection of data on prisoners' (a) gender, (b) ethnic group, (c) age and (d) religion.

    Source: Commons

  2. 12 July 2022

    Answer

    Data on prisoners’ gender, ethnicity, age and religion is obtained through self-declaration by prisoners on reception into custody. Declaration rates across Sex, Age, Ethnicity & Religion are high and present no barrier to publishing of prison population ...

    Source: Written answer

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