Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 78560

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early parole release decisions on (a) victim wellbeing and (b) public confidence in the criminal justice system.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
We have interpreted “early parole” to mean a release direction made by the Parole Board once a prisoner serving a parole-eligible sentence has completed the minimum custodial term (tariff) set at the point of sentence and so becomes eligible for release. ...
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