Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 48918

Offenders: Rehabilitation

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people released under early-release schemes are prepared to return to society.

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. Offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions, such as curfews and exclusion zone...

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