Remand in Custody: Women
Lords · Question HL1254 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of women being held on remand are remanded for their own protection; and what assessment they have made of the reasons why they are being remanded for their own protection.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 1 Jul 2026
There is no centrally collated statistical data available on the number of women currently remanded in custody for their own protection under the Bail Act 1976, or the court’s justification for the decision to remand an individual for their own protection...