Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 85846

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 3 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released from custody in error remain at large since 4 July 2024.

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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