Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were (a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused for temporary release from prison under a Childcare Resettlement Licence by (i) men and (ii) women in 2023.

We are unable to answer this question within cost limits as the required detail is not collated centrally.

Data on releases on Childcare Resettlement Licence (CRL) is published regularly in the Offender Management Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2023.

CRL is a form of ROTL which allows primary carers of children under 18 to be released to help maintain the relationship with their children. As with any ROTL there is a stringent risk assessment, and the release must be in the child’s best interests.