Question follow-through · 17966
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to limit the number of prison escapees and mistaken releases.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to limit the number of prison escapees and mistaken releases.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government is taking action to reduce both releases in error and the risk of prisoners escaping from custody. Following the independent review led by Dame Lynne Owens on release in error, published on 15 April 2026, all 33 recommendations were accepte...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prisoners' Release
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his department's policy to reduce the volume of cases of the early release of prisoners.
Prisons: Construction
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his department's policy to build more prisons.
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Sentencing
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his department's policy to raise mandatory sentences of a) sex offences and b) domestic violence offences.
Shoplifting: Prosecutions
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to support the Crown Prosecution Service in pursuing shop-lifting cases.
Motor Vehicles: Theft
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to support the Crown Prosecution Service in pursuing motor vehicle theft cases.