Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who lost their home after being recalled to prison in each quarter of the last five years.

The information requested is not collected centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.

Public protection is our priority. The power to recall is used to ensure that offenders on licence who present a high risk of harm to the public or are at risk of re-offending are returned to custody as quickly as possible. Probation services assess the risk an offender poses and recommend recall where they consider that necessary in all the circumstances. Officials in HM Prison and Probation Service headquarters will then ensure that the probation services have provided the evidence to support the recall before formally revoking the offender’s licence. We are committed to ensuring that the power to recall is used effectively and appropriately and that offender managers identify alternatives to recall wherever possible.