Inmate wins fight for right to father child
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke was at the centre of fresh controversy over prisoners’ rights after a criminal was given permission to father a baby from behind bars.
Mr Clarke insisted he had not personally seen or authorised the artificial insemination request amid criticism from 10 Downing Street of the way it had been handled.
Officials had initially suggested that the go-ahead for artificial insemination of a criminal’s partner required the “reasoned” approval of the Secretary of State.
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Hide AdA review has now been ordered of the decision which the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said had “not been dealt with in the way it should have been”.
Confirmation that a prisoner had won the right to treatment was in information released under the Freedom of Information Act. Another five applications are still to be considered, it is believed.