Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6659

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

Kim Leadbeater

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure public protection as part of her Department's early release scheme.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Amending the automatic release point for eligible Standard Determinate Sentences to 40% (SDS40) has allowed us to end more challenging measures like End of Custody Supervised Licence which gave us less predictability and stability in release planning. Del...

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