A Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish national policy guidelines in respect of children with a parent in prison, including for the identification of the children of prisoners at the point of sentence and for accountability for providing support to the children of prisoners; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would require the government to set national guidelines on how to support children who have a parent in prison. It aims to identify these children at the point their parent is sentenced and to establish accountability for ensuring they receive appropriate support.
The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee scrutiny, followed by further readings and consideration in the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
