Prisons: Education
Commons · Question 128317 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of recent changes to planned core education hours in public sector prisons on its compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 23 Apr 2026
The Department complies with the ongoing Public Sector Equality Duty to have due regard to the potential equality impacts of decisions to make changes to the provision of education in prisons at both a national and local level. Changes to planned core edu...