Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 12477
Prison Sentences
Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024
Question
Mr James Frith
Labour — Bury 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 DakinThe 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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