Written questions

Prisoners: Equality

Commons · Question 12837 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have successfully sued the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS over breaches of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the past year.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 29 Jun 2026

It is rare for Public Sector Equality Duty claims to be litigated in isolation: they tend to be submitted as part of a wider claim. Litigation databases record whether a claim has an equality dimension, rather than specific information relating to the Pub...