Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 28464 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners convicted of buggery under the 1956 Sexual Offences Act are eligible for early release.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Sep 2026
The Government has listened to victims and excluded a large number of serious offences from the progression model, ensuring that offenders convicted of rape, certain child sexual offences, grooming offences and unlawful killing offences remain subject to ...