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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisoners' Release more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to life for murder in each year since 2004 were released from prison at the time of the minimum period imposed by the courts. more like this
tabling member constituency Walsall North remove filter
tabling member printed
Mr David Winnick more like this
uin 206714 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-04more like thismore than 2014-09-04
answer text <p> </p><p>A life sentence is mandatory on conviction for murder. Under a life sentence, the court determines the minimum period to be served in prison for the purposes of punishment and deterrence. Once that period has been served it is for the Parole Board to determine if and when the offender may be released from prison on life licence and subject to recall for the rest of their life. Public protection is the priority and the Board will take into account a range of factors when assessing whether an offender’s risk is reduced sufficiently for him or her to be released.</p><p> </p><p>In order to provide data relating to released life sentenced offenders in each year since 2004 would involve manually examining prisoner records.</p><p>Reliable centrally held electronic information on life sentenced prisoners released from custody is only available from 2011 onwards. Prior to this date the required individual record information was only kept in paper files for offender management purposes. It would therefore be at a disproportionate cost to search through these files to identify those prisoners sentenced for murder who were released after serving a minimum period of imprisonment imposed by the courts prior to 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available information on the number of released life sentenced offenders is publicly available under “Offender Management” at the following website address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014</a></p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
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less than 2014-09-04T10:18:41.0127913Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-04T10:18:41.0127913Z
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label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Mr David Winnick more like this