Prisoners: Learning Disability
Commons · Question 110000 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in the prison population are deemed to have a learning difficulty.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 10 Feb 2026
The data we hold is for public sector prisons in England only (education in Wales is a devolved responsibility) and is limited to prisoners who have undertaken an assessment of educational standard prior to enrolment on an education course, rather than th...