Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 52490
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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of early release schemes on the safety of domestic abuse survivors in Wiltshire.
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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