Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 45419

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 8 April 2025

Answered: 23 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of criminals erroneously released as part of the early release scheme.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

On 10 September 2024, the Government took the necessary and unavoidable step to move certain release points from 50% to 40%, with an initial tranche of eligible offenders released on this date, and a second tranche released on 22 October 2024.There was an...

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