Written questions

Prisoners: Care Leavers

Commons · Question 62217 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the number of care experienced prisoners with home addresses in Wales that were in prison in (a) Wales and (b) England by the local authority of their home address in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 30 Jun 2025

We are committed to addressing the disproportionate number of care-experienced prisoners in England and Wales, both by improving support for people with care experience while in the criminal justice system, and by working with colleagues across government...