Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 53766

Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 20 May 2025

Answered: 28 May 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of domestic abuse offenders who would be included in the Early Release Scheme.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

This 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. On 10 September 2024, the Government therefore took the unavoidable step to move the release point...

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