Committees

Women in Prison

Inquiry

This inquiry seeks to understand the progress made over the past 10 years to address female offending and reduce the number of women in custody. We also seek to understand how well female offenders’ needs are met in custody.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about the inquiry.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 2 November 2021
2:30pm Public
Women in Prison - Oral evidence 2 November 2021
2:30pm
  • Victoria Atkins (Minister of State for Prisons at Ministry of Justice)
  • Dr Jo Farrar (Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, and Chief Executive Officer at HM Prison and Probation Service)
  • Kate Davies CBE (Director of Health and Justice, Armed Forces and Sexual Referral Centres (SARCs) at NHS England)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 19 October 2021
2:30pm Public
Women in Prison - Oral evidence 19 October 2021
2:30pm
  • Laura Seebohm (Executive Director Innovation and Policy at Changing Lives)
  • Vicky Davis (Eastwood Park Team Manager at The Nelson Trust)
  • Dr Jenny Earle (Adviser to the London Prisons Mission at Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison Initiative)
3:30pm
  • Sandra Fieldhouse (Inspector, Leader of the Women's Inspection Team at HM Inspectorate of Prisons)
  • Juliet Lyon CBE (Chair at Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody)
  • Sue McAllister CB, Prison and Probation Ombudsman
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 14 September 2021
2:30pm Public
Women in Prison - Oral evidence 14 September 2021
2:30pm
  • Dr Cath Durkin (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust)
  • Dr Amanda Brown (GP at HMP Bronzefield)
  • Jenny Talbot, National Women's Prisons Health and Social Care Review (Independent Chair at National Women's Prisons Health and Social Care Review)
3:30pm
  • Francesca Cooney (Head of Policy at Prisoner Education Trust)
  • Annick Platt (Director of Operations at Novus)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 20 July 2021
2:30pm Public
Women in Prison - Oral evidence 20 July 2021
2:30pm
  • Lucy, Former Prisoner
  • Keds, Former Prisoner
  • Lisa N, Former Prisoner
3:30pm
  • Jessica Mullen (Acting Co-Chief Executive and Director of Influence and Communications at Clinks)
  • Peter Dawson (Director at Prison Reform Trust)
  • Jemima Olchawski (Chief Executive at Agenda Alliance)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: justicecom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6684 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 3051 (media enquiries)
  • Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA