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Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under SDS40 since July 2024; and how many of those prisoners have subsequently committed another offence.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
10 Jul 2025
Answer
11 Jul 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under SDS40 since July 2024; and how many of those prisoners have subsequently committed another offence.

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Reoffending rates are published regularly on an annual and quarterly basis. The most recent ra...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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