Question follow-through · 128805
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department taking to help prevent prisoners from avoiding their Release on Temporary Licence.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisoners: Legal Aid Scheme · 19 May 2026
- Prison Governors: Flexible Working and Remote Working · 20 May 2026
- Prison Governors: Flexible Working and Remote Working · 20 May 2026
- Prisons: Discipline · 20 May 2026
- Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence · 20 May 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department taking to help prevent prisoners from avoiding their Release on Temporary Licence.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) is a key part of preparing individuals for safe resettlement into the community. The Ministry of Justice takes the risk of prisoners failing to return from ROTL extremely seriously. I have assumed that it is this risk t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prison Governors: Flexible Working and Remote Working
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Prison Governors: Flexible Working and Remote Working
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Prisons: Discipline
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison rules were broken in prisons in England and Wales in each month between July 2024 and April 2026; and how many individual prisoners broke (a) over 50 and (b) at least one rule in that time.
Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were physically assaulted by prisoners in England and Wales in each month between July 2024 and April 2026.
Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence
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20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 were charged with more than (a) 50 offences, (b) 100 offences, (c) 150 offences and (d) 200 offences in the past 2 years.
Prosecutions
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