Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 88498 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of foreign national offenders released in error were awaiting deportation at the time of release in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 17 Nov 2025
We regularly publish information on releases in error but this does not show how many of these releases relate to foreign nationals or the proportion of such offenders who were awaiting deportation at the time of release.The Government is determined to fi...