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Prisoners' Release: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been released early from prisons in the West Midlands in 2025 due to overcapacity.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been released early from prisons in the West Midlands in 2025 due to overcapacity.

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.The Ministry of Justice has published SDS40 release data alongside the quarterly Offender Mana...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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