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Immediate action to clamp down on mistaken releases from prisons and restore public confidence in the criminal justice system has been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister today (Tuesday 11 November).
Information on the change to automatic release dates for some prisoners so they leave after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than the current 50%.
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
Details of pre-release access to the Tenant Satisfaction Measures report 2024
We give statutory advice to ministers on the risks to human health and the environment from the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). ACRE is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs...
Guidance in the event of a release of biological, chemical and radiological agents.
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