Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87889

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

ConservativeBexhill and Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the additional number of offenders will be entitled to release from prison on each day of the 28 days and then each month of the subsequent 11 months following the day of enactment of

Answer

Jake Richards
Around 17,000 prisoners are entirely excluded from the release point changes being brought forward in the Sentencing Bill. We are working across agencies to prepare and plan for implementation of the changes, and this Government is committed to ensuring t...

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