Written question asked by Baroness McDonagh (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 April 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 May 2020. It was answered by Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 May 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisoners: Sexual Offences
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many sexual assaults have been carried out by trans prisoners against women prisoners and prison officers in prisons in each year since 2010; in which prisons any such assaults took place; and in each case, what action was taken against the perpetrator.
- Answer
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We have strict safeguards in place to care for and manage transgender individuals in custody while protecting our staff and others in custody.
There have been no reported incidents of any type of sexual assault against prison officers by transgender prisoners.
Since 2010, out of the 122 sexual assaults that occurred in the female estate a total of five of those were sexual assaults against females in custody perpetrated by transgender individuals. These occurred at HMP Low Newton, HMP Foston Hall, HMP Peterborough (Female) and HMP Bronzefield. However, we are not able to break this data down year by year, as it may then be used to identify individuals. Information on the action taken against each perpetrator is not held centrally.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL3198
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Prisoners Prisons Sexual offences Transgender people
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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