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Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 October 2007. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Parole: Foreigners

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many foreign nationals were released from prison on end of custody licence between (a) 29 June and 5 July, (b) 6 July and 31 July, (c) 1 August and 31 August and (d) 1 September and 30 September 2007;
Answer

Foreign national prisoners who are liable to deportation at the end of their sentence are not eligible for release under the End of Custody Licence scheme. The following table shows the numbers of foreign national prisoners who did not meet the criteria for deportation and so were released as part of the ECL scheme since the end of June 2007:

FNPs released
Period FNP releases on ECL
29 June—5 July 102
6 July—31 July 129
1 August—31 August 144
1 September—30 September 127

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161822; 465 c1142-3W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Foreign nationals Parole Prisoners' release
Link
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