Reoffenders
(asked on 23rd October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many recorded failures by individuals on release from prison on temporary licence were the result of suspected further offences in (1) 2017, and (2) 2018 to date.
This question was answered on 6th November 2018
There were more than 350,000 incidences of release on temporary licence (ROTL) in 2017, over 99% of which were completed without a failure on any kind.
Out of these there were 11 recorded failures by individuals on release from prison on temporary licence as a result of alleged offending in 2017. The latest data available shows that there were 4 recorded failures for this reason up to 30 June 2018.