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<p><ins class="ministerial">We continue to monitor the situation closely.</ins></p><p>
</p><p><del class="ministerial">Data on life sentence prisoners who commit offences
of homicide and other serious offences are taken from the NOMS Public Protection Unit
Database.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">From 1 May 2013 – 31 April
2015, 12 offenders have been convicted of further offences, having been released on
a life licence. The table below provides a breakdown of the offences. These offences
are limited to those which fall in scope under the Probation Serious Further Offence
(SFO) Review Procedures, and relate to those offences contained in Schedule 15a of
the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which attract a sentence of 14 years or more.</del></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">01/05/2013- 31/04/2014</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Murder</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial">Other serious offences</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">01/05/2014-
31/04/2015</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Murder</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">1</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Other
serious offences</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><del class="ministerial">Public protection is our priority, and offenders serving
a life sentence are subject to strict controls for as long as their risk requires
them. If they fail to comply with these conditions or their behaviour indicates that
it is no longer safe for them or for the public if they remain in the community, they
can be immediately returned to prison. All 12 of these offenders were returned to
prison when charged with serious further offences.</del></p>
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