Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23202

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 23 April 2024

Answered: 1 May 2024

Question

Ruth Cadbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were released under the executive release scheme in each year between 2017 and 2023.

Answer

Edward Argar

In the case of recalled standard determinate sentence and extended sentence offenders, the Secretary of State has an executive power to re-release them, if he considers that the statutory release test is met - that is, that it is no longer necessary on th...

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