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Prisoners' Release

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 27 February 2025UIN 31897

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is for ending the standard determinate sentence (SDS40) release scheme.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

This Government has committed to reviewing the scheme after 18 months of implementation.

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