Voting Rights: Young Offenders

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether 16 and 17 year olds who are held in (a) young offenders institutes, (b) secure training centres and (c) secure children's homes will have the same voting restrictions as

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1. 21 July 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether 16 and 17 year olds who are held in (a) young offenders institutes, (b) secure training centres and (c) secure children's homes will have the same voting restrictions as

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2025

   Answer

   There has been no change to the government’s position on prisoner voting rights, which will continue to prevent those convicted of a crime and serving a sentence in custody from voting when the franchise for non-devolved elections is extended to 16 and 17...

   Source: Written answer

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