British Nationals Abroad: Detainees
(asked on 10th October 2025) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many referrals were made to her Department's (a) Pro Bono Medical Panel and (b) Pro Bono Legal Panel in relation to (i) prisoner welfare and (ii) human rights in each year since May 2020.
Answered by
Chris Elmore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 20th October 2025
All referrals to the Pro Bono Legal Panel were in relation to the human rights of detainees:
- 2020 - fewer than 5 referrals
- 2021 - no referrals
- 2022 - fewer than 5 referrals
- 2023 - fewer than 5 referrals
- 2024 - fewer than 5 referrals
- 2025 - no referrals
All referrals to the Pro Bono Medical Panel were in relation to prisoner welfare:
- 2020 - 8 referrals
- 2021 - 9 referrals
- 2022 - No records
- 2023 - 6 referrals
- 2024 - fewer than 5 referrals
- 2025 - fewer than 5 referrals