Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 30227
Crimes of Violence: Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Alicia Kearns
Conservative — Rutland and Stamford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders who were convicted of actual bodily harm have been released early from prison since 5 July 2024.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinSentences for serious violent offences, such as ABH, of 4 years or more are excluded from SDS40. Shorter ABH sentences are eligible for release under SDS40. This was also the case for ECSL under the previous Government.