Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 57612

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 13 June 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish a list of offences that are eligible for automatic release after serving 40% of a prison sentence.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The previous Government left the criminal justice system in an unconscionable state, with the prison system days from collapse. To prevent the risk of gridlock across the Criminal Justice System, we had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our pr...

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