Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 67465
Prisoners' Release: Paedophilia
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any convicted paedophiles have been released from prison through the early release scheme; and if she will make it her policy not to release convicted paedophiles through the early release scheme.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThis Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. On 10 September 2024, the Government therefore took the unavoidable step to move the release point...
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