Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether individuals convicted of (a) terror, (b) sexual, (c) violent and (d) domestic abuse offences are eligible for early release under the End of Custody Supervised Licence.

Only lower-level offenders serving a Standard Determinate Sentence and due for automatic release on licence at the half-way point will be considered for removal onto licence under these arrangements. More serious and higher risk offenders whose release is a matter for the Parole Board to assess will not be in scope.

Those serving a sentence for any kind of sexual offence, terrorism-related offence or any violent offence with a sentence of more than four years will also automatically be ruled out.

Offenders eligible for End of Custody Supervised Licence will be subject to strict licence conditions, as set out by the probation service in their release management plan.