Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4593
Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of people who (a) have been convicted of domestic abuse and (b) will be released early from prison as part of the SDS40 scheme.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThere is no single offence for domestic abuse defined in legislation as many other criminal offences can include domestic abuse.The SDS40 change has exclusions for specific offences linked to domestic abuse including stalking, coercive or controlling beha...
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