Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 25867

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Early Release Scheme.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
After inheriting a prison system in crisis, SDS40 was a necessary measure we were forced to take to avoid the collapse of the Criminal Justice System. Our initial operational insights suggested there was not a significant change to the use and application...

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