Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 20195

Prisoners: Mental Health

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024

Question

Helen Grant

ConservativeMaidstone and Malling

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of prolonged imprisonment on the (a) mental health and (b) prospects for safe release of prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection sentences; and wh

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data on the average length of time Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) prisoners spent in custody following recall. The most recent data can be found in Table 5.Q.11: licence-recalls-Apr-to-June-2024.ods. T...

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