Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 109117

Prisoners' Release: Maladministration

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent mistaken prisoner releases.

Answer

Jake Richards

Releases in error are never acceptable, and we are bearing down on those errors that do occur. Following the release in error of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford, we took immediate steps to make the processes that take place when a prisoner is released m...

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