Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 20395
Prisoners' Release
Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024
Question
Dr Kieran Mullan
Conservative — Bexhill and Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders released from prison under the standard determinate sentence (SDS40) release scheme were (a) released in error and (b) subsequently recalled since September 2024.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThis Government inherited a criminal justice system on the brink of collapse and was therefore forced on 10 September 2024, to take the unavoidable step to move certain release points from 50% to 40%, with an initial tranche of eligible offenders released...
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