Question follow-through · 105485
Prisoners' Release: Gender Based Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to protect women and girls from violent offenders who have been released.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Probation: Monitoring · 20 Feb 2026
- Probation: Standards · 20 Feb 2026
- Victim Support Schemes: Women · 20 Feb 2026
- Reoffenders: Crimes of Violence · 20 Feb 2026
- Probation: Voluntary Organisations · 14 Apr 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to protect women and girls from violent offenders who have been released.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2026
Answer published
This Government was elected with a landmark mission: to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. The ‘Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy’ sets out stronger perpetrator management, including the commitment to nation...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Probation: Monitoring
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure improved monitoring of serious offenders post-release by the probation service.
Probation: Standards
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve probation services.
Victim Support Schemes: Women
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support female victims within the courts system.
Reoffenders: Crimes of Violence
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his taking to help reduce violent reoffending.
Probation: Voluntary Organisations
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the participation of the voluntary sector to assist with the probation service.
Probation: Voluntary Organisations
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential for a role for the voluntary sector in helping support the Probation Service during the period after release.