Crimes of Violence: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 30227 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders who were convicted of actual bodily harm have been released early from prison since 5 July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 3 Mar 2025
Sentences for serious violent offences, such as ABH, of 4 years or more are excluded from SDS40. Shorter ABH sentences are eligible for release under SDS40. This was also the case for ECSL under the previous Government.