A question on #PrisonersTransfers tabled by Robert Jenrick on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin.

Heading: Prisoners' Transfers
Question ID: 1810614
UIN: 58222
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 4320
Asking Member display name: Robert Jenrick
Asking Member handle: RobertJenrick
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RobertJenrick
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving sentences in closed prisons will become eligible for transfer to open prisons under the early transfer rules that came into force on 9 June 2025; and how many prisoners are eligible by (a)
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Date answered: 2025-06-13
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Answering Member ID: 4056
Answering Member display name: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answer text: The Temporary Presumptive Recategorisation Scheme (TPRS) is not a new scheme; it was first introduced in March 2023 under the previous Government. On 9 June 2025, the scheme was extended to allow eligible prisoners to transfer to the open estate 36 months...
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Answering body ID: 54
Answering body name: Ministry of Justice
Tweeted: true