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Prisoners' Release

Commons · Question 125285 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Risk Assessed Recall Review applications on behalf of prisoners serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection have been (a) submitted, (b) accepted, and (c) directed for release, in each month

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 20 Apr 2026

Since 1 November 2024, officials in the Public Protection Casework Section (PPCS) in HMPPS has on behalf of the Secretary of State considered the suitability of every newly recalled IPP prisoner for re-release under RARR. That means that the recalled offe...