Question follow-through · 64316

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) violent offenders and (b) people convicted of grievous bodily harm resulting in life-changing injuries are not inappropriately released early under existing early release

answeredRichard TiceMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 1 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 3 Jul 2025
Answer: 9 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026

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Recorded timeline

1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) violent offenders and (b) people convicted of grievous bodily harm resulting in life-changing injuries are not inappropriately released early under existing early release
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2025
Answer published
This Government was left an unconscionable inheritance with the prison system days from collapse. To prevent the risk of gridlock across the Criminal Justice System, we had no choice but to take decisive actions to stop our prisons overflowing and keep th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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