Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 90200

Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

Reform UKNewark

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 Richards
The 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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