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<p>I attach a list of each of the prisons from which prisoners have been released
on temporary licence (ROTL) in the last 5 years.</p><p>Eligibility for ROTL primarily
depends upon the assessment of the prisoner in question rather than the classification
of the establishment in which they are currently detained. So, whilst a Category A
prisoner cannot have ROTL and Category B prisoners can take it only in exceptional
circumstances, lower category prisoners who are eligible to be considered for ROTL
are held in category B and in some category A prisons. The key test is whether the
prisoner in question is eligible to be considered, has a legitimate purpose for temporary
releases linked to the sentence plan, and passes the rigorous risk assessment required.</p><p>Since
2013 when the process was revised there has been a 39% drop in the number of temporary
release failures. This is the lowest failure rate since 2002, and the absconding rate
has reached record lows under this and the Coalition government.</p>
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