Presenter: Let's bring it down to basics. As far as you are concerned, is a trans woman a woman?
KB: Yes.
P: So, if that's the case, how can you send a woman to a men's prison?
KB: [Shrug]We have done that as they do in England and Wales and elsewhere over many years. But that's only done after a proper safety assessment which involves medical professionals, psychiatric professionals and a multi-party assessment of the safety implications of doing that. That's the right and responsible way of doing it, and it's been successful so far.
P: OK so does that mean that a trans woman in only a woman who does not commit violent crime?
KB: Someone who designates themselves a trans woman we treat at face value as a trans person, a trans woman [sic]. That's the position that we, and most of society I think accept. But what we do not do, is to accept that just that is sufficient to allow somebody to [be] put into an environment where there are vulnerable women. So we do all the other checks that I've mentioned to make sure the safety of prisoners, prison staff and the individual prisoner is looked after. That seems to me to be the responsible way to go about things.