Written questions

Medomsley Detention Centre

Commons · Question 52233 · Tabled 14 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 19 May 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on its planned timetable to publish the report on its special investigation into Medomsley Detention Centre.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 19 May 2025

I have the deepest sympathy for victims and survivors of abuse suffered at Medomsley Detention Centre. The previous Government, after years of campaigning by victims and survivors, commissioned the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) in October 2023 to ...