Question follow-through · 14105
Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether offenders servicing sentences for sexual abuse against children are eligible for the Early Release Scheme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Judicial Conduct Investigations Office · 2 Jul 2026
- Crime Prevention · 9 Jul 2026
- Parental Responsibility: Fathers · 28 Aug 2026
- Special Educational Needs: Tribunals · 8 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether offenders servicing sentences for sexual abuse against children are eligible for the Early Release Scheme.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2026
Answer published
This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will now deliver a more sustainable solution to the pris...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Judicial Conduct Investigations Office
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Crime Prevention
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to expand the rollout of the Acquisitive Crime Project to areas of England not included in initial pilot areas, including Dorset.
Parental Responsibility: Fathers
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake a review of (a) the process by which fathers can gain parental responsibility at the birth of their child when they are unmarried and estranged from their child's mother and (b) the cost of d
Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the SEND tribunal case process.