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Prisoners' Release: Curfews

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 17 July 2025UIN 66141

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners eligible for release from prison on home detention curfew were released on home detention curfew (a) in the first month of eligibility and (b) at any time in each of the last three years.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The number of those released on home detention curfew (HDC) within 30 days of their HDC Eligibility Date in the latest published data period (between 01 October and 31 December 2024) in England and Wales was 2,827.

The number of those released on HDC each year is published in the Department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) publication. This information can be found in Table 3_A_14:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685492a1f812712f84581555/prison-releases-2024.ods

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