Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4854

Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024

Question

Andrew Cooper

LabourMid Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on victims of SDS40 applying to sentences being served concurrently with sentences of sexual or domestic abuse.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Offenders’ eligibility for SDS40 is determined by each specific sentence. Release provisions for different sentence types and length are fixed by law. This change has amended the automatic release point for standard determinate sentences that are not excl...

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