Prisons: Early Release

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Excerpts
Wednesday 9th July 2025

(2 days, 5 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Timpson Portrait Lord Timpson (Lab)
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My noble friend has done fantastic work championing the cause of IPP prisoners. It is clear that people should be released when the Parole Board determines that they are safe to be released. We are using all the levers at our disposal to make sure we do everything we can so that IPP prisoners get released from prison and stay out of prison.

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Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Portrait Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers (CB)
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My Lords, how does the reoffending rate of those released early compare with that of those released after full term?

Lord Timpson Portrait Lord Timpson (Lab)
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The early release scheme that we inherited from the previous Government had a high reoffending rate. On the controlled SDS40 releases, while we are still analysing the figures, the themes that I am seeing show that the reoffending rates were no higher than we normally see. My overall plan is to reduce reoffending rates generally, which is why I am pleased I managed to get that into my job title.