Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 121675 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence since 5 July 2024 and recalled to custody had not been returned to custody by the end of December 2025.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 25 Mar 2026
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Once an offender’s licence has been revoked, it falls to the Police to apprehend the offender and return them to prison custody.