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Life Imprisonment: Young People

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29038

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are serving life sentences of detention for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The data requested is not held centrally and would only be available at a disproportionate cost.

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