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Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any disciplinary action has been taken against (a) prison staff or (b) senior officials due to the erroneous release of prisoners since 1 April 2025.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
30 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, whether any disciplinary action has been taken against (a) prison staff or (b) senior officials due to the erroneous release of prisoners since 1 April 2025.

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Prison Officers: Misconduct

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28 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that foreign-born prison officers undergo appropriate (a) vetting and (b) background checks before appointment.

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Sexual Offences: Medical Treatments

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Prison Officers: Protective Clothing

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Television Licences: Non-payment

5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee.

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Television Licences: Non-payment

5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee by (a) age and (b) sex.