Downview Prison: Gender Recognition

(asked on 5th September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) maximum, (2) minimum, and (3) median, length of stay for trans women prisoners with Gender Recognition Certificates on E Wing at HMP Downview.


Answered by
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Lord Bellamy
This question was answered on 20th September 2022

The number of separate transfers of transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates to E wing since 2019 has been as follows:

2019: 5 or fewer

2020: 5 or fewer

2021: 5 or fewer

2022: 5 or fewer (to date)

(Please note: when disclosing data there is a disclosure control rule that if the number is below 6 it is stated as ‘5 or fewer’, which can include 0)

The maximum length of stay on E wing was 35 months, the minimum length was one month, and the median length is 8.5 months.

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