Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 24 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Nicholas Dakin (Labour) on Monday, 30 June 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisoners: Care Leavers
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the number of care experienced prisoners in each (a) prison and (b) young offender institution in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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We are committed to addressing the disproportionate number of care-experienced prisoners in England and Wales, both by improving support for people with care experience while in the criminal justice system, and by working with colleagues across government to reduce the number of people with care experience who enter the criminal justice system.
Whilst we are working to improve data, our records are primarily based on children and adults self-reporting care experience and there are many reasons why people may choose not to disclose this information. We are therefore unable to provide reliable figures to answer these questions.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 62216
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Prisoners Care leavers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2025-09-05 23:33:14 +0100
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