Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 21 of his Department's publication entitled Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan 2022–25, published in January 2023, what is his planned timetable for the publication of the Young Women's (18–25) Strategy.

We remain committed to delivering the commitments in our Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan by 2025. This includes working towards the publication of the Young Women’s Strategy, that will take a system-wide approach to improving outcomes for young women, and for girls who transition to the adult estate. The strategy will be informed by the young adult women’s pilots at HMP Bronzefield and HMP Styal, and the Operational guidance for working with young adult women in custody, which sets out the approach to supporting young women in prison.

We will publish a One Year On report on the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan shortly, which will report on progress against all commitments in the Plan.