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Parole: Homicide

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 21745

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of causing a death have been granted parole before the halfway point in their original sentences in the last year.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

No prisoners are eligible to be considered for release by the Parole Board before the half-way point in their sentence.

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