Prisoners' Release: Offences against Children
Commons · Question 47553 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of offences against children have been released under early release schemes; and what continuing supervision is taking place.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 1 May 2025
This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We were forced to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. All sex offences, irrespective of sentence length, are excluded from SDS40.Offenders released on licence...