Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 90201

Prisoners' Release: Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners accidentally released since 1 April 2025 have a history of (a) violent and (b) sexual offending.

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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