Question follow-through · 63242
Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of released convicts go on to reoffend within two-years of their release.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisons: West Midlands · 3 Jul 2025
- Probation: West Midlands · 3 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of released convicts go on to reoffend within two-years of their release.
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jul 2025
Answer published
The proven reoffending rate and methodology is calculated using a one-year follow up period. Providing this information for a new two-year reoffending measure would be of disproportionate cost.The proven reoffending rate for adult offenders released from ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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