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Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release

Asked by Alicia KearnsConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 16 January 2025UIN 23460

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders convicted of gang rape have been released early from prison in the last six months.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

There is no single offence for gang rape defined in legislation.All sex offences are automatically excluded from the SDS40 scheme.

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