Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 5140
Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 7 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that perpetrators in line for early release who have (a) history of and (b) prior convictions for domestic violence do not reoffend.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe Government inherited a justice system on the brink of collapse and due to acute prison capacity pressure, the Government had no option but to introduce a change that will allow prisoners serving an eligible standard determinate sentence (SDS) to be re...
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