Prisoners' Release: Maladministration
Commons · Question 109117 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent mistaken prisoner releases.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 3 Feb 2026
Releases in error are never acceptable, and we are bearing down on those errors that do occur. Following the release in error of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford, we took immediate steps to make the processes that take place when a prisoner is released m...