Question follow-through · 88369
Prisoners' Release: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether protocols are in place to ensure that victims of crimes are contacted if the perpetrator is mistakenly released from prison.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 14 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- Prisoners' Release: Victims · 17 Nov 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether protocols are in place to ensure that victims of crimes are contacted if the perpetrator is mistakenly released from prison.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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14 Nov 2025
Answer published
The HMPPS Victim Contact Scheme is a service for the victims of offenders who are convicted of a specified violent, sexual or terrorism offence and are sentenced to twelve months’ or more imprisonment. Victims who decide to receive the service are allocat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Prisoners' Release: Victims
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available for victims of prisoners mistakenly released from prison.