Question follow-through · 28953
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to setting out the offences contained within the Schedule to The Sentencing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 6 and Revocation) Regulations 2026 in primary legislation.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to setting out the offences contained within the Schedule to The Sentencing Act 2026 (Commencement No. 6 and Revocation) Regulations 2026 in primary legislation.
15 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
Primary legislation is not needed in the short term to make the offence exclusions a reality.A full list of exclusions can be found here: Sentencing Act 2026 offence exclusions - GOV.UK.
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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