Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 12477

Prison Sentences

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024

Question

Mr James Frith

LabourBury North

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to ensure that recall decisions are (a) fair and (b) proportionate to public safety concerns.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The Government’s absolute focus is on public protection. Offenders on licence can be swiftly recalled to prison if they breach their licence conditions. The recall of an offender to custody is an important public protection measure, and successive themati...

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