Prisoner release details

And why public servants will have to observe a duty of candour

Jul 19, 2024

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The government has published details of its plans to release prisoners on licence after they have served 40% of their sentences. Those on fixed sentences currently serve 50%.

It has been a busy week for the justice secretary Shabana Mahmood (centre), seen here with the solicitor general Sarah Sackman and the attorney general Richard Hermer KC

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