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Monday 2nd February 2026 4:30 p.m. Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall Subject: e-petition 727372 and e-petition 746363 relating to indefinite leave to remain View calendar - Add to calendar

Division Votes
7 Jan 2026 - Jury Trials - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 290
7 Jan 2026 - Rural Communities - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 332
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 334 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 351
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 323 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 167
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 334
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 321 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 331
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 325 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 181 Noes - 335
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 328 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 173
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 336 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 336 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
14 Jan 2026 - Public Order - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 26 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 110
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 335 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 332 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 335 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 182
20 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 127
20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 185
20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Tony Vaughan voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 184

Speeches
Tony Vaughan speeches from: Jury Trials Tony Vaughan contributed 1 speech (69 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice
Tony Vaughan speeches from: UK Town of Culture Tony Vaughan contributed 1 speech (82 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Tony Vaughan speeches from: Free Bus Travel: Over-60s Tony Vaughan contributed 5 speeches (2,648 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport

Written Answers
Children: Protection Asked by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve early interventions in cases of childhood neglect. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department is driving major children’s social care reforms to strengthen and improve early intervention, including in cases of childhood neglect. These reforms are backed by £2.4 billion investment, robust statutory guidance ‘Working together to safeguard children’, and support for teachers, social workers and all safeguarding professionals to spot the signs of abuse and neglect more quickly. Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we will require local authorities and safeguarding partners to establish multi-agency child protection teams, enhance schools’ role in safeguarding partnership arrangements and introduce provisions that empower my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education to introduce a consistent identifier for children. In addition, our Best Start Family Hubs will provide welcoming spaces that connect families to health, education, housing and parenting support, helping identify those who need more intensive help from family support and multi-agency child protection. Our plans to establish a Child Protection Authority in England will also bring further focus to children who are experiencing or likely to experience significant harm, including neglect.

Written Answers

Children: Protection
Asked by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe)
Wednesday 21st January 2026

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve early interventions in cases of childhood neglect.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department is driving major children’s social care reforms to strengthen and improve early intervention, including in cases of childhood neglect. These reforms are backed by £2.4 billion investment, robust statutory guidance ‘Working together to safeguard children’, and support for teachers, social workers and all safeguarding professionals to spot the signs of abuse and neglect more quickly.

Through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, we will require local authorities and safeguarding partners to establish multi-agency child protection teams, enhance schools’ role in safeguarding partnership arrangements and introduce provisions that empower my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education to introduce a consistent identifier for children.

In addition, our Best Start Family Hubs will provide welcoming spaces that connect families to health, education, housing and parenting support, helping identify those who need more intensive help from family support and multi-agency child protection.

Our plans to establish a Child Protection Authority in England will also bring further focus to children who are experiencing or likely to experience significant harm, including neglect.

MP Financial Interests
5th January 2026 Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) 1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments Payment received on 17 December 2025 - £2,462.56 Source

Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 26th January Tony Vaughan signed this EDM on Monday 26th January 2026 British forces on the front line in Afghanistan 55 signatures (Most recent: 5 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme) This House expresses its sincere gratitude to all members of the British armed forces who served on the front line in Afghanistan with courage, bravery and skill; mourns the loss of the 457 personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in Afghanistan serving freedom, decency and our …
Wednesday 7th January Tony Vaughan signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th January 2026 Hunger strike by pro-Palestinian activists 54 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jan 2026) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to engage urgently with the legal representatives of the pro-Palestinian activists who are on hunger strike in UK prisons; notes that, although some have paused their hunger strike, Heba Muraisi, aged 31 is on day 66 of her hunger …
Monday 12th January Tony Vaughan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 12th January 2026 30th anniversary of first international services from Ashford International 6 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford) This House celebrates that January 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of international rail services calling at Ashford International station for the first time; notes that for nearly a quarter of a century daily services operated between the station and continental Europe; further notes that the station was developed as an …
Monday 12th May Tony Vaughan signed this EDM on Monday 5th January 2026 Restructure of local government debt 19 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth) That this House expresses deeps concern that local government net debt across UK has doubled since 2010 and is spiralling out of control; notes a funding gap of £6.4 billion forming in the day-to-day council budgets in 2024-25 in comparison to 2019-20 budgets; acknowledges that councils will be confronted with …

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Parliamentary Debates
Jury Trials 208 speeches (30,568 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) The hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) has been here for a while. - Link to Speech
Free Bus Travel: Over-60s 40 speeches (10,230 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on introducing this - Link to Speech 2: Polly Billington (Lab - East Thanet) communities that they serve, as my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan - Link to Speech 3: Scott Arthur (Lab - Edinburgh South West) I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for his introduction - Link to Speech 4: Tom Gordon (LD - Harrogate and Knaresborough) I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for putting the key - Link to Speech 5: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) I thank the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) and, through him, Mrs Karen - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

Jury Trials
208 speeches (30,568 words)
Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) The hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) has been here for a while. - Link to Speech

Free Bus Travel: Over-60s
40 speeches (10,230 words)
Monday 5th January 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) on introducing this - Link to Speech
2: Polly Billington (Lab - East Thanet) communities that they serve, as my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan - Link to Speech
3: Scott Arthur (Lab - Edinburgh South West) I thank my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for his introduction - Link to Speech
4: Tom Gordon (LD - Harrogate and Knaresborough) I congratulate the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) for putting the key - Link to Speech
5: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) I thank the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) and, through him, Mrs Karen - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice Justice Committee Found: Chair: Before I bring in Sarah Russell, Tony Vaughan has a question.
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Criminal Bar Association, Magistrates Association, The Bar Council, and Institute for Government Justice Committee Found: Chair: Before I bring in Sarah Russell, Tony Vaughan has a question.
Friday 9th January 2026 Special Report - 3rd Special Report – Tackling the drugs crisis in our prisons: Government Response Justice Committee Found: Conservative; Solihull West and Shirley) Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat; Mid Dorset and North Poole) Tony Vaughan
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, The Law Society of England and Wales, and The Bar Council Access to Justice - Justice Committee Found: Tony Vaughan: Hello. I am Tony Vaughan.

Tony Vaughan - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 13th January 2026 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Reform of the Criminal Court At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Kirsty Brimelow KC - Chair at The Bar Council Riel Karmy-Jones KC - Chair at Criminal Bar Association David Ford JP - National Chair at Magistrates Association Cassia Rowland - Senior Researcher at Institute for Government At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Sarah Sackman MP - Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice Amy Randall - Director for Courts and Victims at Ministry of Justice Chris Drane - Director of Analysis at Ministry of Justice View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 27th January 2026 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rosie Brown - Chief Executive at COOK, and Chair at Ministry of Justice National Oversight Board for Employment Alex Clarke - Policy Officer at Working Chance David Apparicio MBE - Chief Executive at Chrysalis Foundation, and Chief Executive at The Corbett Network At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Ms Penelope Gibbs - Director at Transform Justice Paula Harriott - Chief Executive at Unlock View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 10th February 2026 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Access to Justice At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Professor Linda Mulcahy - Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, and Collaborator at The Access to Justice Foundation At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Liz Bayram - Chief Executive at Advice UK Dr Philip Drake - Director at Manchester Justice Hub Dr Lisa Wintersteiger - Chief Executive at Advicenow (formerly known as Law for Life) Mr Nimrod Ben-Cnaan - Head of Policy and Profile at Law Centres Network View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Aileen Armstrong, Executive Director (Strategy, Innovation and External Affairs) at the Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 22 December 2025: SRA update on work relating to in-house solicitors Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 19 December 2025 relating to the recruitment of the Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Elisabeth Davies, National Chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards, dated 19 December 2025 relating to HMP Millsike and the opening of new prisons Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 16 December 2025: Urgent Notification - HMP Swaleside Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 18 December 2025: Government response to the Civil Justice Council's review of litigation funding Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, dated 18 December 2025: Urgent Notification - HMP Swaleside Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 18 December 2025 relating to the re-appointment of Adrian Usher as Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Justice Committee
Friday 9th January 2026 Special Report - 3rd Special Report – Tackling the drugs crisis in our prisons: Government Response Justice Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, The Law Society of England and Wales, and The Bar Council Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Written Evidence - His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin KC RCC0001 - Reform of the Criminal Court Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Written Evidence - Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales RCC0002 - Reform of the Criminal Court Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Criminal Bar Association, Magistrates Association, The Bar Council, and Institute for Government Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 8 January 2026 relating to Civil Digitalisation Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 8 January 2026: Judicial Appointments Commission - recruitment of Chair Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, dated 19 December 2025: County Court preparedness for the implementation of the Renters' Rights Act Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Home Secretary, dated 13 January 2026 relating to asylum and returns announcements Justice Committee
Tuesday 13th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 7 January 2026: HMP Rye Hill and HMP Dovegate operator competitions Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Written Evidence - Magistrates Association RCC0004 - Reform of the Criminal Court Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 15 January 2026 relating to the Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 14 January 2026: Update on the independent investigation into the escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 14 January 2026: Urgent Notification - HMP Swaleside [with adjoining letter from the Lord Chancellor to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons] Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 20 January 2026: HMP Rye Hill and HMP Dovegate operator competitions Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 15 January 2026: Commencement of offences relating to the creation of deepfake intimate images in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Written Evidence - Magistrates Association RCC0004 - Reform of the Criminal Court Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 15 January 2026 relating to the Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack and contingency payments Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the British Fireworks Association Petitions Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 26 January 2026 relating to visa arrangements for prison officers Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 22 January 2026: Written Ministerial Statement - Response to Legal Aid Agency cyber-attack Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Edward Romain, Founder and Executive Director of Blind Justice CIC, dated 21 January 2026: Access to justice for litigants in person Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 26 January 2026 relating to Nightingale Courts Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Michala Roberts, Assistant Director of Student Additional Support at The Open University, dated 16 January 2026: Update on support for students transitioning from prison to the community Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Audrey Nicoll MSP, Convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Criminal Justice Committee, dated 20 January 2026: Report: Tackling the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence to Dr Jo Farrar CB OBE, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, dated 20 January 2026 relating to Post-legislative scrutiny Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Oral Evidence - COOK, Working Chance, and Chrysalis Foundation Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending - Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Transform Justice, and Unlock Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending - Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Transform Justice, and Unlock Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending - Justice Committee
Friday 30th January 2026 Special Report - 4th Special Report - Ending the cycle of reoffending – part one: rehabilitation in prisons: Government Response Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 27 January 2026: Prisoner transfer agreement between the United Kingdom and Italy Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 29 January 2026 relating to the Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 2 February 2026 relating to Jonathan Hall's Independent Review of Separation Centres and the Government Response Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 29 January 2026 relating to the 2025 Annual Statement on Prison Capacity Justice Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
12 Jan 2026 Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate Justice Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into children and young adults in the secure estate in England and Wales to determine if the current system effectively prevents offending while upholding a "child-first" approach. The inquiry will scrutinise the various types of secure settings and the suitability and safety of these environments. We will explore the drivers behind high levels of self-harm, poor mental health and the use of physical restraint. This inquiry will also consider the transition of young people into the adult estate upon turning 18. We will also examine whether the current adult prison environment is appropriate for meeting the developmental, welfare and rehabilitative needs of young adults aged 18 to 25. Read the Call for Evidence to learn more about this Inquiry.

Select Committee Inquiry

12 Jan 2026
Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate
Justice Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

The Justice Committee has launched an inquiry into children and young adults in the secure estate in England and Wales to determine if the current system effectively prevents offending while upholding a "child-first" approach. The inquiry will scrutinise the various types of secure settings and the suitability and safety of these environments.

We will explore the drivers behind high levels of self-harm, poor mental health and the use of physical restraint. This inquiry will also consider the transition of young people into the adult estate upon turning 18.

We will also examine whether the current adult prison environment is appropriate for meeting the developmental, welfare and rehabilitative needs of young adults aged 18 to 25.

Read the Call for Evidence to learn more about this Inquiry.