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1669177

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date	10/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were released via an End of Custody Supervised Licence have been recalled to prison in 2023 to date.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL), first implemented on 17 October 2023, is operating in 21 prisons and is a temporary measure in response to the current pressure on some prisons. Its use is targeted, and it will only operate in certain areas for a limited period of time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government regularly releases data and information in relation to prisoners’ release in the Prison Releases (quarterly) publication.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing our publication of data around these issues.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:09:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668905

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether individuals convicted of (a) terror, (b) sexual, (c) violent and (d) domestic abuse offences are eligible for early release under the End of Custody Supervised Licence.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Only lower-level offenders serving a Standard Determinate Sentence and due for automatic release on licence at the half-way point will be considered for removal onto licence under these arrangements. More serious and higher risk offenders whose release is a matter for the Parole Board to assess will not be in scope.</p><p> </p><p>Those serving a sentence for any kind of sexual offence, terrorism-related offence or any violent offence with a sentence of more than four years will also automatically be ruled out.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders eligible for End of Custody Supervised Licence will be subject to strict licence conditions, as set out by the probation service in their release management plan.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/11/2023 18:09:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668907

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sex Offender Treatment Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2023 to Question 201238, whether his Department has made an (a) impact assessment and (b) assessment of the potential implications for public safety of replacing the Interventions Services Accredited Programmes.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	1155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>There are no immediate plans to withdraw or cease delivery of Interventions Services’ current Accredited Programmes offer.</p><p> </p><p>A new Accredited Programmes offer is under development. The Next Generation of Accredited Programmes (Next-Gen AcPs) change programme includes a period of rigorous testing, data and feedback gathering, evaluation, and scrutiny that will be used to inform the continued development of the new offer. This testing will ensure that the Next-Gen AcPs is fit for purpose and aligned with the organisation’s commitments to reducing reoffending and protecting the public.</p><p> </p><p>Current timelines for the Next Generation of Accredited Programmes (Next-Gen AcPs) do not see withdrawal of the current offer and rollout of the proposed Next-Gen AcPs until Summer 2025 at the earliest, and not before it has received independent expert scrutiny and accreditation. The current Accredited Programmes offer will continue to be delivered across prisons and probation services while development and testing of the Next-Gen AcPs proceeds.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/11/2023 18:10:11 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668526

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were released from prison 18 days early under section 248 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>As the Lord Chancellor set out in his statement of 16 October, End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL), first implemented on 17 October 2023, uses s248 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to remove onto licence some prisoners up to 18 days in advance of their automatic release date. Its use is targeted, and it will only operate in certain areas for a limited period of time.</p><p> </p><p>Data on Prison releases are routinely published as part of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2023" target="_blank">Offender Management Quarterly Statistics</a>, the latest available data goes to June 2023. The number of releases under s248 is not included in this publication but we are currently reviewing what statistics we routinely publish.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:07:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668527

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) guidance his Department has provided to and (b) discussions his Department has had with Prison Governors on the early release of prisoners 18 days before their planned release under Section 248 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Operational guidance for End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) was issued to governors. Governors implementing ECSL were briefed on the scheme and provided with training before its introduction.</p><p> </p><p>All governors were invited to a call to discuss the scheme following its introduction and weekly calls are held with Prison Group Directors. Daily calls are held with operational leads in Prison Group Directors’ offices, and governors and their staff can access support on ECSL from central teams.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:08:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668565

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department (a) publishes and (b) plans to publish on the End of Custody Supervised Licence.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Guidance on End of Custody Supervised Licence has been issued to operational staff and partners who need the information in order to implement it effectively. There are no plans to publish the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/11/2023 18:05:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1668576

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons: Prisoners' Transfers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2023 to Question 203862 on Open Prisons: Prisoners' Transfers, what the criteria were for male prisoners to be deemed eligible for the Restricted Open Estate Transfer scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Restricted Open Estate Transfer (ROET) scheme was active from 25 September to 9 October. Eligibility for ROET was limited to prisoners serving a standard determinate sentence with an automatic release point at the halfway point of their sentence who were between 7 and 28 days away from their conditional release date. Fewer than 50 lower risk offenders were transferred as they progressed towards moving back into the community at the end of their sentence. Any prisoners showing concerning or violent behaviour were excluded.</p><p>Prisoners in the following categories were deemed ineligible for ROET:</p><ul><li>Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) who are liable for deportation;</li><li>Prisoners currently serving a sentence for any sexual offence or subject to the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sex offenders’ register) on release</li><li>Prisoners currently serving a sentence for a terrorist or terrorist connected offence</li><li>Prisoners currently serving a sentence of 4 or more years for a violent offence;</li><li>Category A prisoners (status of the prisoner, not the prison)</li><li>Category B prisoners (status of the prisoner, not the prison)</li><li>Prisoners currently serving a recall</li><li>Prisoners currently remanded in custody on other matters</li><li>Multiple Agency Public Protection Act 2 and 3 cases</li><li>Prisoners who are very high risk of serious harm (non-MAPPA cases)</li><li>Prisoners whose victims are subject to the Victim Contact Scheme</li></ul><p> </p><p>Prisoners should be excluded if their current behaviour or any known risk factors would make a current recategorisation decision inappropriate. These factors are:</p><ul><li>Anyone who had shown violent behaviour in jail or who could not be managed effectively in a Category D prison could be excluded.</li><li>Prisoners currently or in the last 14 days located in segregation, unless the prison is satisfied that the circumstances of their segregation should not prevent their recategorisation – for instance those segregated at their request for their own protection.</li><li>Prisoners on the E-list.</li><li>Prisoners deemed locally to be ‘wholly unacceptable’ and therefore escalated via Silver Commanders to Gold for consideration.</li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/11/2023 14:04:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury