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UIN 49233

Prisoners' Release

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 September 2022

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22 September 2022 · Answer

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22 September 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the process for handling applications and associated decision-making for early release on compassionate grounds is completed in a (a) timely and (b) effective ma

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  1. 7 September 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the process for handling applications and associated decision-making for early release on compassionate grounds is completed in a (a) timely and (b) effective ma

    Source: Commons

  2. 22 September 2022

    Answer

    The Secretary of State may release a serving prisoner at any point in their sentence if they are satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist which justify the prisoner’s release on compassionate grounds. The new Early Release on Compassionate Grounds P...

    Source: Written answer

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