Prisoners on Remand
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of (a) the total number and (b) the percentage of prisoners on remand of the total prison population in each of the next five years.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
The Ministry of Justice published prison population projections for 2024-2029 on 5 December 2024, which are available here: Prison Population Projections: 2024 to 2029 - GOV.UK.
These include the number of people projected to be remanded into custody from September 2025 to September 2028. Under the central scenario, the projected total number and percentage of prisoners on remand over this period is as follows:
Date | Total | Remand | Percentage | |
Sep-24 | 86,966 | 17,662 | 20% | |
Sep-25 | 89,100 | 19,300 | 22% | |
Sep-26 | 93,500 | 20,200 | 22% | |
Sep-27 | 97,300 | 20,800 | 21% | |
Sep-28 | 99,800 | 21,300 | 21% | |
The prison population projections are published annually and projections for after September 2028 will be available in subsequent publications.
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