Prisoners: Parents
Commons · Question 51591 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how her Department holds records of children with a parent in prison; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding this information in (a) a single and (b) multiple databases.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 19 May 2025
The Ministry of Justice does not hold records of children with a parent in prison. Where professionals are concerned about a child’s welfare, they consider whether a referral to local authority children’s social care is required and should always refer im...