Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were received back into custody for breach of post-release licence, excluding those returned to custody for the commission of a further offence, in (a) England and (b) Wales in 2025.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
We have interpreted the requests to mean the number of occasions in 2025 on which an offender’s licence was revoked that did not involve a charge of further offence. Offenders whose licence is revoked are not always immediately returned to custody. The numbers below include offenders who may have been recalled multiple times in 2025.
In 2025, 35,054 offenders’ licences were revoked in England and 2,804 in Wales not involving a charge of a further offence.
In 2025, 345 female offenders’ licences were revoked in Wales and 3,050 in England, not involving a charge of further offence.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were recalled to custody, where not involving a further offence, in (a) Wales and (b) England in 2025.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
We have interpreted the requests to mean the number of occasions in 2025 on which an offender’s licence was revoked that did not involve a charge of further offence. Offenders whose licence is revoked are not always immediately returned to custody. The numbers below include offenders who may have been recalled multiple times in 2025.
In 2025, 35,054 offenders’ licences were revoked in England and 2,804 in Wales not involving a charge of a further offence.
In 2025, 345 female offenders’ licences were revoked in Wales and 3,050 in England, not involving a charge of further offence.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the number of people supervised under post-licence in Wales in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September, and (d) December of 2025, by ethnic group.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The number of offenders supervised by the Probation Service in 2025 in Wales and England, by offence group and ethnic group, as well as the number of offenders under post-release supervision by the Probation Service in Wales by ethnic group, can be found in the attached spreadsheets.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were being supervised by the Probation Service in (a) Wales, and (b) England, in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September, and (iv) December of 2025, by ethnic group.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The number of offenders supervised by the Probation Service in 2025 in Wales and England, by offence group and ethnic group, as well as the number of offenders under post-release supervision by the Probation Service in Wales by ethnic group, can be found in the attached spreadsheets.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were being supervised by the Probation Service in (a) Wales, and (b) England, in (i) March, (ii) June, (iii) September, and (iv) December of 2025, by offence group.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The number of offenders supervised by the Probation Service in 2025 in Wales and England, by offence group and ethnic group, as well as the number of offenders under post-release supervision by the Probation Service in Wales by ethnic group, can be found in the attached spreadsheets.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were.
Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS’s) Independent Review, Resolution and Investigation Service (IRRIS), which supersedes the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (TUBU), was launched on 26 January 2026.
IRRIS continues to deliver all TUBU services: a helpline, mediation, investigation support and Climate Assessments. In addition, pending changes to HMPPS’s Grievance Policy, IRRIS operates an Interim Grievance Process.
The Interim Grievance Process, which operates in accordance with the current HMPPS Grievance Policy, was agreed with HMPPS’s recognised Trades Unions as a temporary measure to enable any member of HMPPS staff raising a bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation grievance to have their complaint handled by an independent decision maker, outside of their own management line.
TUBU and IRRIS led or supported 303 investigations in 2025-26. We are expanding IRRIS’s investigation capacity through role restructure and recruitment to enable the team to deliver the independent channel’s strengthened remit.
HMPPS is working closely with Ministry of Justice HR Policy colleagues to update its Grievance and Conduct & Discipline Polices to take account of the recommendations of the Rademaker Review. Those policies are close to being finalised and HMPPS will continue to run the interim grievance process until they are.
Based on management information available from our case management system, the total number of grievances received through the Interim Grievance Process since it began in November 2025 is 578. Of these, 387 were raised by prison staff and 170 by probation staff (including approved premises staff). The remaining 21 grievances were raised by headquarters staff. The concerns raised relate to harassment, discrimination, bullying and victimisation. Outcomes via the independent process include upheld, rejected and partially upheld decisions.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison and (b) probation workers have made complaints through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.
Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS’s) Independent Review, Resolution and Investigation Service (IRRIS), which supersedes the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (TUBU), was launched on 26 January 2026.
IRRIS continues to deliver all TUBU services: a helpline, mediation, investigation support and Climate Assessments. In addition, pending changes to HMPPS’s Grievance Policy, IRRIS operates an Interim Grievance Process.
The Interim Grievance Process, which operates in accordance with the current HMPPS Grievance Policy, was agreed with HMPPS’s recognised Trades Unions as a temporary measure to enable any member of HMPPS staff raising a bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation grievance to have their complaint handled by an independent decision maker, outside of their own management line.
TUBU and IRRIS led or supported 303 investigations in 2025-26. We are expanding IRRIS’s investigation capacity through role restructure and recruitment to enable the team to deliver the independent channel’s strengthened remit.
HMPPS is working closely with Ministry of Justice HR Policy colleagues to update its Grievance and Conduct & Discipline Polices to take account of the recommendations of the Rademaker Review. Those policies are close to being finalised and HMPPS will continue to run the interim grievance process until they are.
Based on management information available from our case management system, the total number of grievances received through the Interim Grievance Process since it began in November 2025 is 578. Of these, 387 were raised by prison staff and 170 by probation staff (including approved premises staff). The remaining 21 grievances were raised by headquarters staff. The concerns raised relate to harassment, discrimination, bullying and victimisation. Outcomes via the independent process include upheld, rejected and partially upheld decisions.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.
Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS’s) Independent Review, Resolution and Investigation Service (IRRIS), which supersedes the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (TUBU), was launched on 26 January 2026.
IRRIS continues to deliver all TUBU services: a helpline, mediation, investigation support and Climate Assessments. In addition, pending changes to HMPPS’s Grievance Policy, IRRIS operates an Interim Grievance Process.
The Interim Grievance Process, which operates in accordance with the current HMPPS Grievance Policy, was agreed with HMPPS’s recognised Trades Unions as a temporary measure to enable any member of HMPPS staff raising a bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation grievance to have their complaint handled by an independent decision maker, outside of their own management line.
TUBU and IRRIS led or supported 303 investigations in 2025-26. We are expanding IRRIS’s investigation capacity through role restructure and recruitment to enable the team to deliver the independent channel’s strengthened remit.
HMPPS is working closely with Ministry of Justice HR Policy colleagues to update its Grievance and Conduct & Discipline Polices to take account of the recommendations of the Rademaker Review. Those policies are close to being finalised and HMPPS will continue to run the interim grievance process until they are.
Based on management information available from our case management system, the total number of grievances received through the Interim Grievance Process since it began in November 2025 is 578. Of these, 387 were raised by prison staff and 170 by probation staff (including approved premises staff). The remaining 21 grievances were raised by headquarters staff. The concerns raised relate to harassment, discrimination, bullying and victimisation. Outcomes via the independent process include upheld, rejected and partially upheld decisions.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department have to consult with young women and specialist women and girls’ organisations on the development of the Young Women's Strategy as recommended by the Women's Justice Board.
Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Women’s Justice Board report, published on 16 March 2026, sets out independent recommendations to reduce the number of women in prison, including a recommendation to develop a Young Women’s Strategy. The Government is carefully considering the report’s recommendations and how best to deliver reform in this area.
The Government has also established the Girls in Youth Justice Advisory Board, which is an independent advisory group focused on improving policy, practice and outcomes for girls who are under 18 in contact with the youth justice system.
Asked by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the Women’s Justice Board’s recommendation to develop a Young Women’s Strategy including a focus on young women who have experienced VAWG.
Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Women’s Justice Board report, published on 16 March 2026, sets out independent recommendations to reduce the number of women in prison, including a recommendation to develop a Young Women’s Strategy. The Government is carefully considering the report’s recommendations and how best to deliver reform in this area.
The Government has also established the Girls in Youth Justice Advisory Board, which is an independent advisory group focused on improving policy, practice and outcomes for girls who are under 18 in contact with the youth justice system.