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Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have successfully applied for parole before their minimum sentence has been served.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
4 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have successfully applied for parole before their minimum sentence has been served.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We have interpreted “eligible for parole” to mean that a prisoner must lawfully be referred to the Parole Board of England & Wales to assess whether they can be safely released into the community on licence.The statutory framework on parole for both i...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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