Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6326

Probation Service

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 11 October 2024

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of the early prisoner release scheme on the probation service.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Amending the automatic release point for eligible Standard Determinate Sentences to 40% (SDS40) has allowed us to end more challenging measures like End of Custody Supervised Licence and move to a more transparent system.SDS40 will result in some offender...

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