Prisons: Mother and Baby Units
Commons · Question 66574 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Carolyn Harris
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mothers in prison (a) are currently separated from their children under the age of two and (b) have been separated from their babies and children under the age of two in the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 17 Jul 2025
Data on the number of babies accommodated in Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in England is published at Table 10.1 of the HMPPS Annual Digest 2023-2024:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2023-to-march-2024/hmpps-annual-digest-...