Prisons: Discrimination
Commons · Question 110929 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many charges were laid under Prison rule 51 relating specifically to aggravation towards a protected characteristic of (a) race, (b) religion and (c) belief in the last year where data exists; and how many of
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 13 Feb 2026
Prison Rule 51 sets out the offences of which an adult prisoner can be found guilty, including those which relate to aggravation towards a protected characteristic. The information on the breakdown of which protected characteristics these offences against...