Life Imprisonment: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 121228 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a life sentence have been released on licence since 5 July 2024.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 24 Mar 2026
The number of prisoners serving a life sentence who were released for the first time (i.e. excluding recall re-releases) from 5 July 2024 to 30 Sep 2024 was 68. The number of prisoners serving a life sentence prisoners re-released in the same period, havi...