questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners accidentally released since 1 April 2025 have a history of (a) violent and (b) sexual offending.
answerText: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
heading: Prisoners' Release: Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences