I have had a reply to my question: "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on housing people with (1) functioning male sexual organs in the female prison estate, and (2) functioning female sexual organs in the male prison estate. (HL2223) "
The government points to gov.uk/government/pub… , a pair of long and detailed documents. Are there any aspects of these that you would like to draw my attention to? Overall, they seem to me to be fair, but I have asked for more information on:
"The management of individuals who are transgender ... must seek to protect both the welfare and rights of the individual, and the welfare and rights of others in custody/AP around them. These two risks must be considered fully and balanced against each other."
What guidance is given to prison governors as to how this balance should be assessed, and what examples are provided to illustrate that guidance and, for instance, enable that governor to assess how much risk to the inmates of a women’s prison from housing there a male prisoner
with a history of sexual offending it takes to balance a risk of serious harm to that prisoner from not doing so?
