Question follow-through · 75265
Open Prisons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct a review of the quality of rehabilitation of prisoners released from an open prison, in comparison with prisoners released from other penal settings.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Legal Profession: Standards · 5 Sept 2025
- Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud · 9 Sept 2025
- Double Jeopardy · 12 Sept 2025
- Contempt of Court · 16 Sept 2025
- Sexual Offences: Rehabilitation · 10 Oct 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct a review of the quality of rehabilitation of prisoners released from an open prison, in comparison with prisoners released from other penal settings.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2025
Answer published
Prisons of different categories shape their rehabilitation offer to meet the needs of the prisoner cohorts they accommodate.In open prisons, the intention is for carefully risk-assessed prisoners to participate in activities in the community under Release...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Contempt of Court
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Sexual Offences: Rehabilitation
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that victims are (a) informed and (b) consulted about offenders who partake in chemical suppression programmes.
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