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Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been (a) released in error and (b) released in error and not re-apprehended under the Early Release scheme as of 8 January 2025.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been (a) released in error and (b) released in error and not re-apprehended under the Early Release scheme as of 8 January 2025.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    On 10 September 2024, the Government took the necessary and unavoidable step to move certain release points from 50% to 40%, with an initial tranche of eligible offenders released on this date, and a second tranche released on 22 October 2024.There was an...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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