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Prisoner Escapes: Immigration

Commons · Question 8395 · 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 escaped prisoners are currently at large; and what is the immigration status of each of them.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 18 Jun 2026

Data on escapes from HMPPS custody is published annually in the HMPPS Annual Digest, with the latest data published up to March 2025. Information on more recent escapes will be published in subsequent Digests, with the next release, covering escapes to Ma...