Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 27320 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that nobody in prison for child sex offences will be released as part of the early release scheme.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Sep 2026
The Government has announced offence-based exclusions from the Sentence Act 2026 progression model, including rape and serious child sexual offences and grooming offences. More recently, on top of these offences, the historic offence of indecent assault a...