Voting Rights: Young Offenders
Commons · Question 69672 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether 16 and 17 year olds who are held in (a) young offenders institutes, (b) secure training centres and (c) secure children's homes will have the same voting restrictions as
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 4 Sep 2025
There has been no change to the government’s position on prisoner voting rights, which will continue to prevent those convicted of a crime and serving a sentence in custody from voting when the franchise for non-devolved elections is extended to 16 and 17...