Prisoners

(asked on 25th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Prison population projections: 2021 to 2026, published on 25 November 2021, for what reason there is a fall in the projected Fine Defaulter prison population from July 2022.


Answered by
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Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 3rd December 2021

The fine defaulter population is assumed to remain at the average population observed in

October 2020 to March 2021 inclusive. This small population is rounded to zero for presentation in the tables.

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