Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23328
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robert Jenrick
Reform UK — Newark
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders convicted of a grooming gang offence were released under the SDS40.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThere is no single ‘grooming gang’ offence defined in legislation.All sex offences are automatically excluded from SDS40.