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Question follow-through · 122048

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

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.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data in Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) on licence recalls.As per the OMSQ statistics, the level of recalls in the last five quarters are likely associated with the introduction of (a) Fixed-Term...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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