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Written Question
Detainees: Children
Thursday 26th October 2023

Asked by: Lord Bishop of Durham (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many unaccompanied children have been held at (1) HMP Elmley, Kent, and (2) other adult prisons over the last year, including those determined to be children after local authority age assessments.

Answered by Lord Bellamy

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

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