Prisoners: Gender Recognition

(asked on 15th June 2016) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish new guidance on assisting transgender people in prison.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 27th June 2016

The Government is firmly committed to ensuring that the needs of transgender prisoners are fully met and their rights respected. The Ministry of Justice has carried out a review into the care and management of transgender offenders, which will be published in due course.

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