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Prisoners' Release: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Prison pathfinder meetings are provided with intelligence risk assessments on the release of prisoners that could pose a threat to national security.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
14 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Prison pathfinder meetings are provided with intelligence risk assessments on the release of prisoners that could pose a threat to national security.

  2. 14 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The improvements being made to the Pathfinder process, to further enhance our ability to make informed decisions about offenders who pose national security risks, are set out in the Ministry of Justice’s response to the Prevention of Future Deaths Report ...

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