<\/p>
<\/p>
Prisoners may be released on temporary licence for reasons linked to their resettlement needs and sentence plans, or where there are compelling circumstances that justify the release. Last month, we announced a range of measures to strengthen the existing temporary release provisions to ensure that the right balance is always struck between facilitating resettlement and protecting the public. Under our plans, public protection will always take priority.<\/p>
<\/p>
Data on the number of hours for which prisoners are released on temporary licence is not collated centrally.<\/p>
<\/p>
Data on temporary releases in 2012 is available at:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statistical-notice-releases-on-temporary-licence-2012<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released on temporary licence for (a) up to 12 hours, (b) 12 to 24 hours and (c) over 24 hours in a week in the latest period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/46335/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> <\/p> Release on temporary licence is the process where, towards the end of his or her sentence, an offender can be released from a prison establishment on a temporary basis. This release has to be for a specific purpose, which may include training, employment, or maintaining family ties, and comes with strict conditions that must be met. All offenders are subject to a risk assessment before being released. Temporary release contributes to public protection by enabling release plans to be tested, under strict conditions, before the offender is released. It also allows prisoners to participate in necessary activities outside of the prison establishment. This helps them to adjust to life on release, which contributes to reducing reoffending.<\/p> On 10 March, the Government announced a package of measures to improve the consistency, risk assessment and monitoring of releases on temporary licence. The improvements will apply to all prisoners but, in addition, a new scheme of Restricted ROTL will be introduced for those prisoners who have committed serious crimes in the past. This will feature more stringent risk assessment procedures carried out by probation professionals, and more robust monitoring arrangements when this sort of offender is on temporary licence in the community.<\/p> In 2012, the latest period for which figures are available, 611 prisoners serving a life sentence, and 1,043 prisoners serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection, were granted release on temporary licence. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.<\/p>"}
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Table 1: Defendants(1)<\/sup> proceeded against at magistrates' courts, by remand status, offence group and sex, England & Wales, 2012(2) <\/sup>(e)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Offence Group<\/p><\/td> Remand Status<\/p><\/td> Male<\/p><\/td> Female<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Violence Against the Person(3)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Custody(4)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,867<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 401<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Public Order Offences(3)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Custody(4)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,508<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 112<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Harassment Offences(5)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Custody(4)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2,060<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 78<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (e) Magistrates' courts data for 2012 are estimated.<\/p><\/td> <\/p> Table 2: Defendants(1)<\/sup> appearing at the Crown Court, by remand status, offence group and sex, England & Wales, 2012(2)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Offence Group<\/p><\/td> Remand Status<\/p><\/td> Male<\/p><\/td> Female<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Violence Against the Person(3)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Custody(4)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6,975<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 476<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Public Order Offences(3)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Custody(4)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,628<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 74<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Harassment Offences(5)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Custody(4)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 534<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (1) Defendants in Table 1 may also be counted in Table 2 if they were committed for trial or committed for sentence at the Crown Court. Defendants in Table 2 may also be counted in Table 1.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (3) Based on new Office for National Statistics (ONS) crime classifications. For further detail see: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/crime-statistics-methodology/presentational-changes-on-police-recorded-crime-in-england-and-wales.pdf<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (4) Includes those remanded in custody at any stage of proceedings at the relevant court who may also have been given bail at some stage of those proceedings.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (5) Includes offences under S.2, S.2A(1), S.3, S.4, S.4A(1)(a)(b)(i), S.4A(1)(a)(b)(ii), S.5, SS.5A(2) & 5(5) & (6) of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and S.31(1)(b) & (4), S.31(1)(c) & (4) of the Crime & Disorder Act 1998, and S.42A of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.<\/p><\/td> Ref: 194404<\/p><\/td> <\/p> <\/p> As of the 31 December 2013, 1,230 people were being held in prisons in England and Wales not in relation to criminal proceedings.<\/p> <\/p> Of these, 1,214 were being held as immigration detainees and 16 were being held for civil offences (for example non-payment of a debt, contempt of court, or breach of an injunction).<\/p> <\/p> The agreement to hold time served foreign national offenders (Immigration Detainees) in prisons is set out in a Service Level Agreement between NOMS and the Home Office and is designed to support the Home Office in achieving its objectives for removal.<\/p> <\/p> Reducing the FNO population is a top priority for this Government. We are working hard to reduce the flow of FNOs into our prison system and increase the number of FNOs removed from the UK through Prisoner Transfer Agreements (PTAs); the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) and Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS).<\/p> <\/p> Table 1 (attached) provides a breakdown of the population who are not held in relation to criminal proceedings by prison establishment.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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