Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85418

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 30 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been suspended for mistakenly releasing prisoners early since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Jake Richards

The Ministry of Justice cannot provide the information requested. The internal HR system records details of staff suspensions but does not include the reasons for those suspensions. It is therefore not possible to identify, from centrally held data, which...

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