Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 53418 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 May 2025
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders convicted of non-sexual offences against children have been released under early release schemes; and what steps her Department is taking to supervise those offenders.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 22 May 2025
This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We were forced to take decisive action to prevent overcrowding and protect the public. Certain offences have been excluded from the SDS change including sex offences irrespective of sentence length; se...