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Prisoners' Release

Question for Ministry of Justice

UIN 26793, tabled on 16 May 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people released on an End of Custody Supervised Licence were subsequently (a) recalled back to prison and (b) subject to a Death Under Supervision Review in each month since October 2023.

Answered on

21 May 2024

End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL) began in October 2023. Analysis of its use will be based on at least one year’s worth of data and published in line with the same approach we take for other statistical releases such as deaths of offenders in the community.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) carries out independent investigations into complaints and deaths in custody. This includes deaths of recently released prisoners that occur within 14 days of release from prison (except homicide).

Fatal Incident reports are published on the PPO website - Fatal Incident reports | Document Types | Prisons & Probation Ombudsman (ppo.gov.uk)

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