Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2021 to Question 19709, Prisoners: Gender Recognition, which external stakeholders he is consulting as part of the review of the policy framework, The Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service operational policy framework 'The Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender' was published in 2019. A routine review of the implementation of this framework is underway. The stakeholders to be consulted as part of this review will be finalised in due course and will include a range of internal and external stakeholders.

The Government Legal Department advises the MoJ on policy and operational matters. Naturally, MoJ received full legal advice in the formulation of this policy framework and will do so, where appropriate, throughout the review to ensure that all people in prison and on probation are managed safely with their rights properly respected, and in accordance with the law.