Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 90200
Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robert Jenrick
Reform UK — Newark
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners accidentally released since 1 April 2025 were (a) foreign nationals and (b) asylum seekers.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe Government is determined to fix the issue of mistaken releases and ensure the public is properly protected. We have put in place a five-point plan to do that. We regularly publish information on releases in error, but this does not include numbers of ...
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