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Reoffenders

Commons · Question 28078 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences were released and then recalled to prison because they committed violent or sexual offences, in the last three years.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Sep 2026

In 2023, there were 195 IPP recalls related to further charges, 170 in 2024 and 97 in 2025. HMPPS does not record details of the alleged offence or the outcome of any subsequent court proceedings. This information is routinely published in the Offender Ma...