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.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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