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Prisoners' Release

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 17 November 2025UIN 89423

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners did not return to detention from day release from prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.

Answered by Jake Richards

Data on failures to return from release on temporary licence are published each July in the HMPPS Annual Digest, available via HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2024 to March 2025 - GOV.UK. These figures cover all forms of release on temporary licence. Data for April 2025 onwards will form part of a future publication.

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