Prisoner Escapes
Commons · Question 8376 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from Category D prisons in the last year; and how many remain at large.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Jun 2026
Data on absconds are published annually in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Currently, data on absconds is published to the end of March 2025. Data to the 12 months to March 2026 will be published on the 30 July.Public protection is our top priority. When a priso...