Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many restricted status prisoners were held in the female estate in each of the last 10 years.

A Restricted Status (RS) prisoner is any female, young person or young adult prisoner, convicted or on remand, whose escape would present a serious risk to the public and who is required to be held in designated secure accommodation.

The table below provides the overall total figure for the specified year for those held in the female estate.

A remanded female prisoner classified as RS is subject to review on an annual basis up until the time of their trial unless further information is received to suggest that an earlier review of their RS status is required.

Following completion of their trial and if convicted and sentenced, the prisoner will then have their First Formal review which will decide whether RS remains warranted.