Question follow-through · 88846
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85901 on Prisoners' Release, for what reason he did not state how many of the 262 prisoners released in error in 2024-25 were returned to custody.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85901 on Prisoners' Release, for what reason he did not state how many of the 262 prisoners released in error in 2024-25 were returned to custody.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice is taking robust action to prevent release inaccuracies. Releases inaccuracy has been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Mi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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