Question follow-through · 12477
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to ensure that recall decisions are (a) fair and (b) proportionate to public safety concerns.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 14 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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- Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders · 28 Nov 2024
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to ensure that recall decisions are (a) fair and (b) proportionate to public safety concerns.
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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14 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government’s absolute focus is on public protection. Offenders on licence can be swiftly recalled to prison if they breach their licence conditions. The recall of an offender to custody is an important public protection measure, and successive themati...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
28 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the re-offending rate is for prisoners serving sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection who are released.