Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 3944

Civil Disorder: Custodial Treatment

Tabled: 3 September 2024

Answered: 11 September 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of people jailed for violent disorder offences this summer who will be released after serving 40% of their sentence.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The change to the automatic release point for eligible Standard Determinate Sentences (SDS40) is an ongoing change the Government was forced to introduce. We cannot predict who will enter custody or the sentences they will receive from the independent jud...

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