Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 12838 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners convicted of being parts of grooming gangs will be released early under the Sentencing Act 2026.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 30 Jun 2026
The grooming gang scandal was one of the worst of our time, and this Government is determined to get to the truth behind years of systemic failure in the response to the appalling crimes which gang members committed. Prosecutions and convictions are now a...