Written questions

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

Lords · Question HL5407 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Keen of Elie

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the prisoner early release scheme on reoffending rates; and what measures are in place to monitor released offenders.

Answer

Answered by Lord Timpson, 17 Mar 2025

Our initial operational insights suggested there was not a significant change to the use and application of recall since the implementation of SDS40. We will, however, continue to monitor this.The number of people who have been recalled or have reoffended...