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Prisoners: Autism

Asked by Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)Ministry of JusticeTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 60390

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in prison convicted under joint enterprise law have autism.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice does not collect centrally information on whether a person in prison has autism, or whether their conviction related to joint enterprise.

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