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Prisoner Escorts: Restraint Techniques

Commons · Question 121951 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman's independent review into the use of restraints on pregnant women during hospital escorts between 2021 and 2025.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 25 Mar 2026

The Prisons & Probation Ombudsman will publish the report of his investigation once it has concluded. We understand that no publication date has been set at this stage.