United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 87096
Parole: Crimes of Violence and Sexual Offences
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31 October 2025
Last action
10 November 2025 · Answer
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10 November 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Parole Board’s approach to managing the risk posed by offenders convicted of serious (a) violent and (b) sexual crimes.
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31 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Parole Board’s approach to managing the risk posed by offenders convicted of serious (a) violent and (b) sexual crimes.
Source: Commons
10 November 2025
Answer
The Parole Board applies a statutory test when determining whether to release an offender. The test requires the Board to be satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the protection of the public that the offender remain confined. The test was codified...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-31/87096
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1847353
- uk · wq-1847353 · source updated 10 November 2025