Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 52488
Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who (a) have been convicted of offences related to domestic abuse in Wiltshire and (b) may be eligible for early release; and what steps her Departmen
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThis Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Eligibility under SDS40 is determined by law and we exempted a number of offences from the measure....
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