Question follow-through · 22853
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for people being released from prison.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Ministry of Justice: Homelessness · 4 Sept 2025
- Prisoners' Release: Mothers and Pregnancy · 22 Jan 2026
- Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release · 9 Jul 2026
- Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release · 9 Jul 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for people being released from prison.
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2025
Answer published
We are committed to ensuring pre-release plans are created for those leaving custody, to ensure their needs are identified early and individual robust plans are in place to address these.We are working closely with the Ministry for Housing, Communities an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Justice: Homelessness
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking as part of its role within the Interministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping to reduce and prevent homelessness.
Prisoners' Release: Mothers and Pregnancy
22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed change to standard recall length, from the current 28 days to 56 days, on pregnant women and mothers of dependent children.
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what engagement his department has undertaken with survivors of sexual violence, during the formulation of the early release scheme as part of the Sentencing Act 2026.
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration has been made to exempt sexual offenders from eligibility for early release.