Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4856
Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024
Question
Andrew Cooper
Labour — Mid Cheshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making actual bodily harm an excluded offence under SDS40 when being served concurrently with sexual or domestic abuse offences.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinOffenders’ eligibility for Standard Determinate Sentences (SDS40) is determined by each specific sentence. Release provisions for different sentence types and length are fixed by law. This change has amended the automatic release point for standard determ...
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