Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6629

Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help protect victims of domestic abuse and violence who are affected by the early release of some prisoners.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Due to acute prison capacity pressure, the Government has had no option but to introduce a change that will allow prisoners serving an eligible standard determinate sentence (SDS) to be released after serving 40% rather than 50% of that sentence in custod...

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