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1718258

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:49:17
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/05/2024 19:15:47 20/05/2024 11:37:07
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
	house id	1
	identifier	26480
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:06:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of prisoners that were released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme who were homeless upon their release from prison.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26480
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26480
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Release under ECSL follows the same planning and arrangements as release at the normal automatic release point and that includes making suitable arrangements for accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>We know that having a safe place to stay helps cut crime which is why we are investing in our transitional accommodation service so prison leavers can have a guaranteed 12 weeks of basic, temporary accommodation to provide a stable base on release.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons and Probation have a statutory duty to refer someone at risk of homelessness to a local authority for assistance and we have worked closely with DLUHC on the design and delivery of their Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022/23, 86% of prisoners were accommodated on first night of release, up from 80% in 2019/20.</p>
	creator	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1718259

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:49:20
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/05/2024 11:05:22 20/05/2024 11:38:05
	house id	1
	identifier	26481
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:06:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an equality impact assessment of the proposal to extend the End of Custody Supervised License scheme to a maximum of 70 days within the women's prison estate.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26481
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26481
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised License (ECSL) only operates in the prisons where it is required, and it is currently not operating in the women’s estate. The use of ECSL is under constant review and prior to extending its use in the male estate the impact on the criminal justice system, victims and others was carefully considered.</p>
	creator	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1718336

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:53:17
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/05/2024 11:05:25 20/05/2024 11:39:04
	house id	1
	identifier	26482
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:07:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice on 14 May 2024, Official Report, column 119, whether a decision by a Governor to block the early release of a prisoner under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme can be overruled by HM Prison and Probation Service.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26482
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26482
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>It remains at the discretion of the prison service to prevent the End of Custody Supervised Licence release of any prisoners where releasing an offender earlier presents a heightened risk than if they were released at their automatic release date. A panel formed of HMPPS senior leaders take decisions over exclusions following advice from prison and probation staff.</p>
	creator	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1718373

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:55:15
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/05/2024 19:21:25 20/05/2024 13:50:07
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	26473
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 13:18:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prisoners serving an imprisonment for public protection and (b) other prisoners have been released on compassionate grounds in each year since 2005.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26473
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26473
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have taken significant action through the Victim’s and Prisoner Bill to curtail IPP licence periods to give offenders the opportunity to move on with their lives. In addition to these changes, the actions this Government is taking are working: the number of prisoners serving the IPP sentence who have never been released now stands at 1,180 as of 31 March, down from more than 6,000 in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has a statutory power to grant the early release of prisoners serving a sentence or term of imprisonment in custody on compassionate grounds. The power is used in exceptional circumstances only and in accordance with the HMPPS the Early Release on Compassionate Grounds Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p>Early release on compassionate grounds may, for example, be considered for terminally ill prisoners with a diagnosis of limited time left to live, and where there is medical advice that their end-of-life palliative care needs would be better met in a hospice. Compassionate release of such individuals is only approved if a risk assessment confirms they are safe to release.</p><p> </p><p>The table shows the number of prisoners released early on compassionate grounds from 2010 to 2023. Data prior to 2010 is not available in a useable format and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IPP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Please note that data for 2024 has not been provided as it is a subset of data which are due for future publication as part of Offender Management Statistics Quarterly.</li><li>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</li></ol><p> </p>
	creator	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1718375

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:55:23
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/05/2024 19:21:31 20/05/2024 11:37:09
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences
	house id	1
	identifier	26474
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:05:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference HM Inspectorate of Probation' report entitled A thematic inspection of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) recall decisions, published in December 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing fixed-term recalls for some people on IPP sentences.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26474
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26474
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>In her December 2023 report, the then Chief Inspector of Probation suggested exploring options that may allow more prompt release of IPPs including using Fixed Term Recall (FTR), to reduce the uncertainty and despair felt by many after recall.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is taking action to curtail IPP licence periods and provide for automatic licence termination in specific circumstances to give rehabilitated people the opportunity to move on with their lives, while continuing to make sure the public are protected from the most serious offenders, through multiple measures included in the Victims and Prisoners Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Case law dictates that to recall an indeterminate sentence prisoner there must be a causal connection to the original offending so you cannot recall an indeterminate sentence offender unless you consider there is a risk similar to the one when they committed the index offence. Based on this, the government believes it is very unlikely that an IPP prisoner would meet the test to be considered for FTR i.e. that they would not be a serious risk to the public if re-released after 14 or 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>Instead, the Government has tabled amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which will enable the Secretary of State to release a recalled IPP offender following Risk Assessed Recall Review (RARR) without the need for a Parole review when he considers it is in the interests of justice to do so.</p>
	creator	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1718450

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:59:53
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/05/2024 11:05:14 20/05/2024 11:41:07
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	26514
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:09:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released 18 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26514
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26514
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> grouped question UIN 26515 26516
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718451

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:59:56
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/05/2024 11:05:17 20/05/2024 11:41:09
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	26515
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:09:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released between 35 and 60 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26515
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26515
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> grouped question UIN 26514 26516
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718452

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 18:59:58
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/05/2024 11:05:19 20/05/2024 11:41:04
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	1
	identifier	26516
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:09:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released 70 days early under the end of custody supervised licence scheme since October 2023.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26516
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26516
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data, and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community</p> grouped question UIN 26514 26515
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718453

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 19:00:02
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/05/2024 19:25:30 20/05/2024 11:42:23
	hansard heading	Prisoners
	house id	1
	identifier	26517
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 11:11:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to regularly publish data on prison (a) population and (b) changes.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26517
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26517
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Prison population figures are published weekly at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prison-population-figures-2024" target="_blank">Prison population figures: 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This publication also shows the operational capacity of the prison system as well as the weekly change.</p><p> </p><p>The monthly reports at the same link also provide further population information broken down by prison.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed quarterly statistics on offenders in custody (including offence groups, sentence lengths and nationalities) can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2023" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p>
	creator	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1718460

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2024
	date	15/05/2024
	date tabled	15/05/2024
	ddp created	15/05/2024 19:00:29
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/05/2024 19:25:51 20/05/2024 13:50:04
	hansard heading	Dartmoor Prison: Radon Gas
	house id	1
	identifier	26604
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	20/05/2024 13:19:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of tackling radon gas at Dartmoor Prison.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 26604
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	26604
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>HMP Dartmoor is an historic prison, constructed in 1809 which received Grade 2 heritage listing in 1987, and so is a complex suite of buildings that need to be fully understood to ensure any mitigation action taken to manage the presence of radon gas will be effective.</p><p>It is important to ensure the correct investigations are undertaken now, so the solutions developed are the most effective and best value option, whilst ensuring the custodial capacity is optimised in a safe and secure manner. It would be remiss to implement solutions without ensuring they are effective. It is anticipated that a costed programme will be available later this year.</p>
	creator	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard