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Life Imprisonment: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a life sentence have been released on licence since 5 July 2024.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a life sentence have been released on licence since 5 July 2024.

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The number of prisoners serving a life sentence who were released for the first time (i.e. excluding recall re-releases) from 5 July 2024 to 30 Sep 2024 was 68. The number of prisoners serving a life sentence prisoners re-released in the same period, havi...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HMP The Verne: Construction

17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89778 on Prisons: Construction, on what date did ISG Construction Limited cease on-site work at HMP The Verne.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisoners' Release

17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence since 5 July 2024 and recalled to custody had not been returned to custody by the end of December 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons were for trends in the level of licence recalls between July and September (a) 2025 and (b) 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HMP Erlestoke: Construction

18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89778 on Prisons: Construction, on what date did ISG Construction Limited cease on-site work at HMP Erlestoke.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HMP Leyhill: Construction

18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89778 on Prisons: Construction, on what date did ISG Construction Limited cease on-site work at HMP Leyhill.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HMP Ford: Construction

18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89778 on Prisons: Construction, on what date did ISG Construction Limited cease on-site work at HMP Ford.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HMP/YOI Standford Hill: Construction

18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89778 on Prisons: Construction, on what date did ISG Construction Limited cease on-site work at HMP Standford Hill.

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