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Rape: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people who are eligible for automatic release from prison after serving 75 per cent of their sentence were convicted of rape.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
5 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people who are eligible for automatic release from prison after serving 75 per cent of their sentence were convicted of rape.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    No prisoners are eligible for automatic release at the 75% point.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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