Written questions

Prisoners: Transgender People

Commons · Question 4567 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological male transgender prisoners housed in the female estate have been convicted of a sexual offence.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 8 Jun 2026

Currently fewer than five prisoners who were male at birth are held in the general women’s estate. The exact figure cannot be provided without breaching data protection legislation obligations. None of these prisoners has any history of sexual offending.F...