Prisoners: Care Leavers
(asked on 18th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people in prison for (a) murder and (b) all crimes are care leavers.
This question was answered on 26th January 2023
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Whilst we track prisoners who self identify as care experienced, we are aware that there is significant under reporting. We are unable to separately identify those who come under the statutory definition of a care leaver.
The legal definition of a care leaver is someone who has spent time in the care of the Local Authority for 13 weeks or more which includes their 16th birthday.