Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 89343

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from HM Prisons since July 2024 were still at large on 1 November 2025.

Answer

Jake Richards
As the Deputy Prime Minister set out in his statement on 11 November, on that day we were aware of three releases in error from prison where the offenders were at large. We were also investigating a further case of a potential release in error on 3 Novemb...

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