Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 823 on Prisoners' Release, what areas the End of Custody Supervised Licence will operate in.
End of Custody Supervised Licence (ECSL), first implemented on 17 October 2023, is operating in 21 prisons and is a temporary measure in response to the current pressure on some prisons. Its use is targeted, and it will only operate in certain areas for a limited period of time.
The Government regularly releases data and information in relation to prisoners’ release in the Prison Releases (quarterly) publication.
We are currently reviewing our publication of data around these issues.