Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 53418
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of non-sexual offences against children have been released under early release schemes; and what steps her Department is taking to supervise those offenders.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThis Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We were forced to take decisive action to prevent overcrowding and protect the public. Certain offences have been excluded from the SDS change including sex offences irrespective of sentence length; se...
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