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Prisoners

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 3 February 2026UIN 109100

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people being held in prisons in England and Wales have not been found guilty in a court.

Answered by Jake Richards

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the untried remand population in custody in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) publication. This data can be found in Population Table 1_Q_2 of OMSQ: Offender management statistics quarterly: July to September 2025 - GOV.UK.

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