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Probation: Death

Commons · Question 44871 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) on probation and (b) engaging with probation services have died since 2010; and how many of these deaths cited suicide as the official cause of death.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 22 Apr 2025

The number of people who died while under probation supervision in the community is published annually in Table 1 of the ‘Deaths of offenders in the community’ statistical bulletin. The latest release, which includes data from April 2010 up to March 2024,...