Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 23203

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 23 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were released under the Release following Risk Assessed Recall review process between 7 September and 31 December 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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