Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 17260

Parole

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 5 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15952 on Prisoners, how many and what proportion of Parole Board recommendations were rejected by the Government in each of the last 12 months.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

In the response to PQ 15952, it was explained that the transfer of an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions is a decision for the Secretary of State. It was also explained that there is no current power for the Government to overrule a Parole...

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