Prisoners' Release

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 23 May 2024.

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Photo of Tan Dhesi Tan Dhesi Shadow Minister (Exports)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme in each of the last five years, by category of offence they were originally convicted for.

Photo of Tan Dhesi Tan Dhesi Shadow Minister (Exports)

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released early under the overcrowding alleviation scheme have subsequently been recalled to custody in each of the last five years; and what the reasons for recall were.

Photo of Edward Argar Edward Argar The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases, such as deaths of offenders in the community.

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