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...