Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 26199 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has undertaken any modelling on the projected adult prison population for each month from August 2026 to February 2028 under scenarios in which (a) the Sentencing Act 2026 is implemented as
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 4 Sep 2026
This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will deliver a more sustainable solution to the prison ca...