Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 89343 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from HM Prisons since July 2024 were still at large on 1 November 2025.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Nov 2025
As the Deputy Prime Minister set out in his statement on 11 November, on that day we were aware of three releases in error from prison where the offenders were at large. We were also investigating a further case of a potential release in error on 3 Novemb...