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<p>Table A below gives the number of prisoners released on temporary licence in each
month of 2011, 12 and 13, broken down by type of sentence. Data is unavailable for
2010. It should be noted that a single individual may be released multiple times in
different months. These individuals will appear once in each month they are released.
Therefore, the sum across all months in a year will not equate to the total number
of individuals released in a year. That data is published in table A3.11 of the Offender
Management Caseload Statistics at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-december-2013-and-annual"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-december-2013-and-annual</a></p><p>These
figures 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.</p><p>
</p><p>Instances of ROTL have increased in recent years and Table A underlines the
part played by the increase in the number of prisoners serving life and particularly
indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPPs). One of the weaknesses our review
identified in the approach to ROTL that has been in place since 2006 was that all
prisoners were subject to the same risk assessment procedures regardless of sentence
or risk. We have introduced a new approach whereby high risk and serious offenders,
including all lifers and IPPS, will be subjected to an enhanced regime of restricted
ROTL under which temporary release decisions may be made only by the governor or deputy,
and the board recommending the decision must consider a psychologist's review report.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="7"><p><strong>Table A: Number of indeterminate prisoners granted ROTL in
each month<sup>(1)</sup> between 2011 and 2013, </strong><strong>England</strong><strong>
and Wales.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Determinate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Life</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IPP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-11</p></td><td><p>3,357</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>3,861</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-11</p></td><td><p>3,416</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>3,975</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-11</p></td><td><p>3,447</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,031</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-11</p></td><td><p>3,496</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,127</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-11</p></td><td><p>3,586</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,265</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>3,659</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,362</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>3,722</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-11</p></td><td><p>3,733</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,473</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>3,713</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,454</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-11</p></td><td><p>3,696</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,462</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>3,640</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,410</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>3,718</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,482</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>3,636</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,397</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>3,638</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,372</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>3,752</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>3,729</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,484</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>3,691</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,455</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>3,745</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,504</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,588</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>3,886</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,691</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>3,836</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,681</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>3,846</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,688</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-12</p></td><td><p>3,815</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,648</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>3,834</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,649</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,497</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>3,747</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,571</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>3,938</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,764</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>3,883</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,702</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>3,961</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,768</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>4,019</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,806</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>4,077</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,863</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>4,079</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,851</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>3,997</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,730</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>3,925</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,650</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>3,786</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,461</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>3,732</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p>4,370</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Reliable data for 2010 is not available
due to the introduction of a new data system.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) A single individual may
be released multiple times in different months. These individuals will appear once
in each month they are released. Therefore, the sum across all months in a year will
not equate to the total number of distinct individuals released in a year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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