Prisoners' Release and Prisoners' Transfers
Commons · Question 6823 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection received a positive direction from the Parole Board for (a) release and (b) transfer to open conditions following a
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 12 Jun 2026
The power to recall is a vital public protection measure. Where an offender serving an IPP sentence is recalled to custody, it is because the Probation Service has assessed that the offender’s risk has escalated to the point where the offender may no long...