| Heading: |
Prisoners |
| Question ID: |
1744457 |
| UIN: |
15952 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4824 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kim Johnson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Kim Johnson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Parole Board decisions on (a) moving prisoners to open conditions, and (b) releasing prisoners were overruled by the Government in each of the last (i) 12 months, and (ii) 5 years. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-11-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4056 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Nicholas Dakin
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The transfer of an indeterminate sentence prisoner to open conditions is a categorisation decision for the Secretary of State. However, historically, before approving transfer the Secretary of State has sought the advice of the Parole Board. Even where th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |