Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88498

Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of foreign national offenders released in error were awaiting deportation at the time of release in each of the last five years.

Answer

Jake Richards
We regularly publish information on releases in error but this does not show how many of these releases relate to foreign nationals or the proportion of such offenders who were awaiting deportation at the time of release.The Government is determined to fi...
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