Written questions

Prisoners' Release: Housing

Commons · Question 10855 · Tabled 17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners released under the Standard Determinate Sentence 40% Scheme were a) in settled accommodation within three months of their release, and b) in full-time employment within s

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 23 Jun 2026

Information on accommodation and employment outcomes for offenders in the Standard Determinate Sentences 40% (SDS40) scheme is not collected as a discrete dataset and therefore cannot be provided. Data relating to type of release is recorded on the Prison...