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.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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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.

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Reoffenders: Crimes of Violence

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his taking to help reduce violent reoffending.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

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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.