Prisoners
Commons · Question 15952 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Parole Board decisions on (a) moving prisoners to open conditions, and (b) releasing prisoners were overruled by the Government in each of the last (i) 12 months, and (ii) 5 years.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 29 Nov 2024
The transfer of an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions is a categorisation decision for the Secretary of State. However, historically, before approving transfer the Secretary of State has sought the advice of the Parole Board. Even where th...