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Prisoners' Release: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners (a) have been released under the early release scheme and (b) are housed in (i) hotels and (ii) other contingency accommodation.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
6 Dec 2024
Target answer date
10 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners (a) have been released under the early release scheme and (b) are housed in (i) hotels and (ii) other contingency accommodation.

  2. 10 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    There were 1,889 SDS40 ‘Tranche 1’ prisoner releases on 10 September 2024 (day one of tranche 1). There were 1,223 SDS40 ‘Tranche 2’ prisoner releases on 22 October 2024 (day one of tranche 2).The number of people released in total so far under SDS40 and ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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