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1457035

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date	07/04/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take in response to the guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on single sex spaces in relation to the prison and probation services, published on 4 April as part of the review of The Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service take the allocation of transgender prisoners very seriously. Prisoners are allocated to prisons initially according to their legal gender, which for the vast majority will be their sex recorded at birth. Decisions to locate differently, at any point during a sentence, are made on a case-by-case basis by a Complex Case Board - an expert multi-disciplinary panel chaired by a senior operational manager in HMPPS with specialist training.</p><p> </p><p>According to our latest data collection, over 90% of transgender prisoners are held in a prison matching their legal gender.</p><p> </p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission's new guidance will not affect our approach, which was recently judged by the High Court to be reasonable and proportionate, and therefore lawful.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 25/04/2022 14:13:00 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1366727

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Post-mortems: Carbon Monoxide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce an automatic test for carbon monoxide poisoning in post-mortems in line with the automatic test for drugs and alcohol.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders and the way they conduct their investigations, including any post-mortem examinations and related tests they commission is a matter for them. Coroners will, however, only ask for toxicology in appropriate cases – they do not ask for it in every death – and the Government has no plans to introduce legislation for automatic testing for carbon monoxide poisoning.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 22/11/2021 17:49:46 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1355103

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 20 July (HL1761), what is their policy on whether prisoners whose sex assigned at birth was female should use female pronouns to refer to prisoners who identify as female but were assigned male at birth if such prisoners (1) have, or (2) do not have, a Gender Recognition Certificate; and whether there would be any consequences for failing to use female pronouns in such cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are committed to advancing equality and eliminating discrimination, harassment and victimisation, including based on gender reassignment status as defined in section 7 of the Equality Act 2010. The prohibition on discrimination in relation to gender reassignment applies regardless of whether someone has a Gender Recognition Certificate.</p><p> </p><p>Incidents where a prisoner uses incorrect pronouns for another prisoner will be considered on a case-by-case basis, in line with the Prisoner Discipline Procedures policy and the Prison Rules. Prisoners may sometimes make an honest mistake in relation to pronouns and disciplinary action would not usually be appropriate in those circumstances. However, if an officer deems it appropriate to place a prisoner on report, the rule against ‘using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour’ (PR 51 (20) may apply. The adjudicator will weigh each incident on its own merits. The policy stipulates that an offence motivated by another person’s protected characteristic(s) under the Equality Act 2010 is an aggravating factor and may merit referral to an Independent Adjudicator.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 27/09/2021 15:31:46 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1353132

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the cases of people with Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences with a view to recommending early release wherever possible.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government keeps the operation of sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) under constant review. This includes continuing to ensure that IPP prisoners, who have completed their minimum term of imprisonment, have every opportunity to progress towards safe release. By law, they are entitled to a review of their detention by the Parole Board at least once every two years. At the conclusion of any parole review which has not resulted in a release direction, an indicative date will be set for the prisoner’s next review, taking account of advice from the Parole Board as to the risk reduction work which a prisoner needs to complete in the intervening period. A planned review may be brought forward where the prisoner has made exceptional progress.</p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service are focused on reducing the risk and thereby the successful rehabilitation of IPP prisoners via an action plan which is being taken forward jointly with the Parole Board. This approach is working, with published statistics confirming the high numbers of IPP prisoners achieving a release decision each year.</p><p>Our primary responsibility is to protect the public; however, HMPPS remains committed to safely reducing the number of prisoners serving IPP sentences in custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 15/09/2021 16:54:57 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1344454

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment that gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010, what steps they are taking to ensure that female prisoners will not suffer any detriment if they profess gender critical beliefs.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are committed to advancing equality, eliminating discrimination, harassment and victimisation (including based on someone’s religion or belief, or gender reassignment status, as defined in sections 7 and 10 of the Equality Act 2010). This commitment remains in place following the judgment <em>Forstater v CGD Europe &amp; Others (UKEAT/0105/20)</em>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we ensure that all prisoners are treated fairly and in a way that respects their rights, and encourage them to act in a way that is respectful and considerate of others. Any prisoner who has concerns about discriminatory behaviour can make a complaint via the discrimination incident reporting form and this will be investigated and addressed, as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL1761 question first answered 20/07/2021 16:51:41 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1344456

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Employment Appeals Tribunal judgment that gender critical beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010; and what impact that judgement will have, if any, on current female prisoners in relation to biologically male transgender prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are committed to advancing equality, eliminating discrimination, harassment and victimisation (including based on someone’s religion or belief, or gender reassignment status, as defined in sections 7 and 10 of the Equality Act 2010). This commitment remains in place following the judgment <em>Forstater v CGD Europe &amp; Others (UKEAT/0105/20)</em>.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we ensure that all prisoners are treated fairly and in a way that respects their rights, and encourage them to act in a way that is respectful and considerate of others. Any prisoner who has concerns about discriminatory behaviour can make a complaint via the discrimination incident reporting form and this will be investigated and addressed, as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar grouped question UIN HL1759 question first answered 20/07/2021 16:51:41 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath