Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 14481

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many eligible victims who have opted into the Probation Service Victim Contact Scheme have not been contacted to advise them that their perpetrator may be released from prison early.

Answer

Jake Richards
This Government inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse, and we are fixing this crisis. Through the introduction of the landmark Sentencing Act 2026, we are ensuring that courts retain the ability to impose custodial sentences on serious and da...

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