Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6650
Prisoners' Release: Gender Based Violence
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 10 October 2024
Question
Nadia Whittome
Labour — Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that specialist violence against women and girls services are aware of the early release of prisoners with known histories of those offences.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesThe decision that this Government has taken to release some prisoners early is a difficult but necessary one.We want women and girls to feel safe, and ministers and officials are meeting regularly with the specialist women and girls’ sector to ensure they...
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