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Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

Commons · Question 122048 · Tabled 18 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, what the reasons were for trends in the level of licence recalls between July and September (a) 2025 and (b) 2024.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 24 Mar 2026

The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data in Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) on licence recalls.As per the OMSQ statistics, the level of recalls in the last five quarters are likely associated with the introduction of (a) Fixed-Term...