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British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

Commons · Question 78677 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

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Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many referrals were made to her Department's (a) Pro Bono Medical Panel and (b) Pro Bono Legal Panel in relation to (i) prisoner welfare and (ii) human rights in each yea

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Answered by Chris Elmore, 20 Oct 2025

All referrals to the Pro Bono Legal Panel were in relation to the human rights of detainees:2020 - fewer than 5 referrals2021 - no referrals2022 - fewer than 5 referrals2023 - fewer than 5 referrals2024 - fewer than 5 referrals2025 - no referralsAll refer...