Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that nobody in prison for child sex offences will be released as part of the early release scheme.

The Government has announced offence-based exclusions from the Sentence Act 2026 progression model, including rape and serious child sexual offences and grooming offences. More recently, on top of these offences, the historic offence of indecent assault along with unlawful killing offences has been excluded. Offenders convicted of these offences will not be eligible for release under the scheme. A full list of exclusions can be found here: Sentencing Act 2026 offence exclusions - GOV.UK

These exclusions are in addition to the existing exclusion of more than 18,000 offenders serving more serious sentences.