Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many serving prisoners were out of prison on temporary licence in each day in the latest month for which figures are available; and what offences each of those prisoners had committed.

All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a thorough risk assessment before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL). ROTL is proven to reduce reoffending, helping offenders build and maintain family ties as well as find work.

The attached table gives the number of prisoners on release on temporary licence (ROTL) on each day of September 2019, broken down by the relevant offence group for the principal offence for which they were sentenced to imprisonment.