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Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

Asked by Ms Stella CreasyLabour (Co-op)Ministry of JusticeTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 66538

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders who were released under the early release scheme were returned to prison following an arrest for (a) Intentional strangulation, (b) criminal damage, (c) common assault, (d) actual bodily harm, (e) grievous bodily harm, (f) violence against the person, (g) threats to kill, (h) stalking, (i) rape, (j) sexual assault and (k) harassment in each month since July 2024.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.

The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on arrests and to provide it would result in a disproportionate cost.

We have published SDS40 release data alongside the quarterly Offender Management Statistics, in line with the Lord Chancellor’s commitment to transparency: Standard Determinate Sentence (SDS40) release data - GOV.UK.

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