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Written question asked by Jess Phillips (Labour) on Friday, 21 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 (named day). It was answered by Rob Butler (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners: Disclosure of Information

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a sentence for murder or manslaughter had an indictment for rape or sexual assault that has been ordered to lie on file.

Answer

As at 30 June 2022, there were 6,731 prisoners serving a sentence for murder or manslaughter. Manual checks of paper records for each prisoner would be required to provide the answer to this question, which can be achieved only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68545
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Disclosure of information Homicide Prisoners Sexual offences
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk