United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 14641
Homicide: Reoffenders
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10 February 2020
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18 February 2020 · Answer
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18 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been murdered since 2017 by people who were previously convicted of murder and then released having served their prison sentences.
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10 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been murdered since 2017 by people who were previously convicted of murder and then released having served their prison sentences.
Source: Commons
18 February 2020
Answer
Serious further offences are very rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are charged with a serious further offence.Anyone convicted of murder is sentenced to a mandatory life sentence. The convicted murderer is eligible for releas...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-10/14641
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1177301
- uk · wq-1177301 · source updated 18 February 2020