Prisoners: Transgender People
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies on trans people in prison of the Supreme Court's decision on 16 April 2025.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones
The Supreme Court ruling brings clarity and confidence for women and service providers.
This Government inherited the policy regarding allocation of transgender prisoners from the previous Government, and have not moved any transgender women into the women’s estate since taking office.
Following the Supreme Court ruling in the For Women Scotland case, the Lord Chancellor has commissioned a review of transgender prisoner allocation policy.
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