Question follow-through · 22011

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving an IPP sentence who had completed (a) the Building Better Choices programme and (b) any successor programme providing equivalent offending behaviour intervention were recalled to custody i

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving an IPP sentence who had completed (a) the Building Better Choices programme and (b) any successor programme providing equivalent offending behaviour intervention were recalled to custody i

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Building Choices is an accredited cognitive-behavioural programme informed by the latest evidence and thinking about what works to reduce reoffending. It is accredited for delivery ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Prison Sentences: Children in Care

2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people (a) sentenced to, and (b) still serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have previously been living in local authority care.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mentally Disordered Offenders: Prisoners' Release

2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) serving, (b) not serving an IPP sentence have been released directly into the community from a secure hospital, since 2016.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mentally Disordered Offenders: Prisoners' Release

2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) serving, and (b) not serving an IPP sentence have been detained under the Section 47/49 pathway before release from prison, since 2016.