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<p>Public protection is our priority. All offenders must meet strict criteria and
pass a full-risk assessment before being considered for Release on temporary licence
(ROTL).</p><p> </p><p>ROTL is used to prepare prisoners for their eventual release
from custody and helps them build and maintain family ties, which is proven to help
reduce reoffending. Consideration will therefore be given to allowing eligible prisoners
to take ROTL that coincides with family celebrations and religious holidays of particular
significance, including Christmas.</p><p> </p><p>The number of failures of temporary
release in 2015 fell by 32% to 162. The failure rate, at 49 per 100,000 releases,
is the lowest since 2002.</p><p>Records indicate that, on 25 December 2015, 973 prisoners
were in the community having been released on temporary licence (ROTL). The table
below shows the principal offence for which these prisoners were serving a sentence
by offence category and, within the “violence against the person” category, by offence.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table: Prisoners on temporary
release on 25 December 2015, England & Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage
of total number released</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Prisoners on temporary
release on 25 December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>973</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>100%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Violence
against the person</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>21%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Murder</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p><em>6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Attempted
murder</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidnapping</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><em>0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Threats
to kill</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manslaughter</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Causing
death or serious injury by dangerous driving</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Causing
death by careless driving under influence of drink or drugs</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p><em>0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Causing
death by careless or inconsiderate driving</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assault
with intent to cause serious harm</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p><em>9%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Endangering
life</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harassment</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assault
with injury</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><em>1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Racially
or religiously aggravated assault with injury</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sexual
offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>1%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Robbery</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>7%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Theft
offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>86</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>9%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal
damage and arson</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>1%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Drug
offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>441</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>45%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Possession
of weapons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>3%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Public
order offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>-</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Miscellaneous
crimes against society</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>5%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fraud
offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>8%</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Summary
non-motoring</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>-</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>An asterisk (*) has been used
to suppress values of two or less. This is to prevent the disclosure of individual
information. Further disclosure control may be completed where this alone is not sufficient.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Data sources and
quality</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>The
figures in these tables 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></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
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