Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85158

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 30 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been mistakenly released from custody since 1 April 2025; and how many of those prisoners (a) were subsequently re-apprehended and (b) are still at large.

Answer

Jake Richards

Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...

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