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<p>The information you ask for is routinely published and therefore available in the
public domain, however, I have provided it below for ease of reference. The table
shows the average time served by individuals sentenced to mandatory life, the only
sentence available to the Courts for those convicted of murder, who were released
from custody in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>As with any large-scale recording system, administrative IT systems are subject
to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Public protection
is our priority. It is for the independent Parole Board to review the detention of
those prisoners serving mandatory life sentences who have completed their tariff period.
The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that
the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough that the National
Probation Service and its partner agencies can safely manage them in the community
under supervision.</p>
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