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Crimes of Violence: Prisoners' Release

Asked by Alicia KearnsConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 30227

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders who were convicted of actual bodily harm have been released early from prison since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

Sentences for serious violent offences, such as ABH, of 4 years or more are excluded from SDS40. Shorter ABH sentences are eligible for release under SDS40. This was also the case for ECSL under the previous Government.

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