Prisoners' Release: Mothers and Pregnancy
Commons · Question 107922 · Tabled 22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed change to standard recall length, from the current 28 days to 56 days, on pregnant women and mothers of dependent children.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 29 Jan 2026
Recall is a last resort for cases where risk in the community becomes unmanageable.The Department published an Equalities Impact Statement alongside the Sentencing Act, which can be found here: Sentencing Bill equalities statement.It was assessed that the...