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Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15952 on Prisoners, how many and what proportion of Parole Board recommendations were rejected by the Government in each of the last 12 months.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
5 Dec 2024
Answer
5 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15952 on Prisoners, how many and what proportion of Parole Board recommendations were rejected by the Government in each of the last 12 months.

  2. 5 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    In the response to PQ 15952, it was explained that the transfer of an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions is a decision for the Secretary of State. It was also explained that there is no current power for the Government to overrule a Parole...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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