Prisoners: Children
Commons · Question 95304 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Oliver Ryan
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the safeguarding implications for children who have a parent in prison; and whether he plans to introduce a national statutory mechanism to identify those children, incl
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 5 Dec 2025
We recognise that more can be done to ensure children with a parent in prison are identified so that they get the support they need. This is why the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education are working together to determine the best mechanism ...