Kim Johnson MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Mentally Disordered Offenders: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) serving, and (b) not serving an IPP sentence have been detained under the Section 47/49 pathway before release from prison, since 2016.
Answer: Section 47/49 of the Mental Health Act (1983) allows for the transfer of a serving prisoners to psychiatric hospital, where the statutory criteria for transfer under the Act are met. The specific information requested could only be provided at disproporti...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Mentally Disordered Offenders: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) serving, (b) not serving an IPP sentence have been released directly into the community from a secure hospital, since 2016.
Answer: The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Prison Sentences: Children in CareMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people (a) sentenced to, and (b) still serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have previously been living in local authority care.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.On 1 September, the Lord Chancellor announced that the Government will bring an end to the IPP sentence for those who continue to serve it and will bring forward legislation to do t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Prisoners: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether HMPPS record the completion of Building Better Choices or equivalent offending-behaviour programmes against the records of people serving IPP sentences.
Answer: Building Choices is an accredited cognitive-behavioural programme informed by the latest evidence and thinking about what works to reduce reoffending. It is accredited for delivery to adult men and women in prison and community settings, and is inclusive ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP prisoners who had completed Building Better Choices, or an equivalent successor programme, were recalled more than once during 2025.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Building Choices is an accredited cognitive-behavioural programme informed by the latest evidence and thinking about what works to reduce reoffending. It is accredited for delivery ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP prisoners who had completed the Building Better Choices programme and were not charged with a further offence received a Parole Board direction for release.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Building Choices is an accredited cognitive-behavioural programme informed by the latest evidence and thinking about what works to reduce reoffending. It is accredited for delivery ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP prisoners who completed the Building Better Choices programme and were recalled in 2025 were recalled without being charged with a further offence.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Building Choices is an accredited cognitive-behavioural programme informed by the latest evidence and thinking about what works to reduce reoffending. It is accredited for delivery ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving an IPP sentence who had completed (a) the Building Better Choices programme and (b) any successor programme providing equivalent offending behaviour intervention were recalled to custody i
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Building Choices is an accredited cognitive-behavioural programme informed by the latest evidence and thinking about what works to reduce reoffending. It is accredited for delivery ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Sentencing: Young OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (1) mean and (2) median tariff length is for people receiving a life sentence aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing in each year since 2015 by ethnicity.
Answer: The following tables show the (1) mean and (2) median tariff lengths for people receiving a life sentence aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing, by ethnicity, in each year since 2015.Table 1: Mean tariff at sentence for life sentences by ethnicity and y...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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Sentencing: Young OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length was for those convicted aged 16 to 25 at the time of sentencing for cases included in the CPS Joint Enterprise National Monitoring Scheme 2024-25 by ethnicity and sex.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on average sentence length for a variety of offences including murder and attempted murder in England and Wales. These data are available by ethnicity and sex in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downlo...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
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