Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 58222
Prisoners' Transfers
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Robert Jenrick
Reform UK — Newark
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving sentences in closed prisons will become eligible for transfer to open prisons under the early transfer rules that came into force on 9 June 2025; and how many prisoners are eligible by (a)
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe Temporary Presumptive Recategorisation Scheme (TPRS) is not a new scheme; it was first introduced in March 2023 under the previous Government. On 9 June 2025, the scheme was extended to allow eligible prisoners to transfer to the open estate 36 months...
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