Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 107922
Prisoners' Release: Mothers and Pregnancy
Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Question
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed change to standard recall length, from the current 28 days to 56 days, on pregnant women and mothers of dependent children.
Answer
Jake RichardsRecall is a last resort for cases where risk in the community becomes unmanageable.The Department published an Equalities Impact Statement alongside the Sentencing Act, which can be found here: Sentencing Bill equalities statement.It was assessed that the...
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