Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4963

Prisoners' Release: Victims

Tabled: 10 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with the Victims' Commissioner on the potential impact on victims of her Department's scheme to temporarily reduce the proportion of some custodial sentences served in priso

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Ministers and officials regularly meet with the Victims’ Commissioner. I can confirm recent meetings have included discussions about the impact on victims of the prison capacity measures announced on 12 July, and the processes in place to ensure that vict...
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