Motion

Women’s Rights in Northern Ireland Prisons

Women’s Rights in Northern Ireland Prisons
That this Assembly affirms its support for women’s rights; notes both the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers that a woman is defined by sex and the Scottish Court ruling that accommodating male prisoners with female prisoners is unlawful; recognises the importance of safeguarding single-sex spaces, associations and organisations for women; further notes the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), including the principle that prisoners should be accommodated according to their sex; calls on the Northern Ireland Prison Service to cease housing biological men in women’s prison facilities; and further calls on the Minister of Justice to review and amend the guidance on transgender prisoners to ensure compliance with the Mandela Rules.
Private Members' Motion
22/06/2026

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