United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51591
Prisoners: Parents
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12 May 2025
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19 May 2025 · Answer
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19 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how her Department holds records of children with a parent in prison; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding this information in (a) a single and (b) multiple databases.
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12 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how her Department holds records of children with a parent in prison; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding this information in (a) a single and (b) multiple databases.
Source: Commons
19 May 2025
Answer
The Ministry of Justice does not hold records of children with a parent in prison. Where professionals are concerned about a child’s welfare, they consider whether a referral to local authority children’s social care is required and should always refer im...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51591
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1801992
- uk · wq-1801992 · source updated 19 May 2025