Prerogative of Mercy
(asked on 23rd March 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many royal pardons have been issued in the last 10 years.
This question was answered on 6th April 2022
One Royal Prerogative of Mercy has been issued to Her Majesty the Queen in the last 10 years. Alan Turing was pardoned in December 2013.
In addition, five remission pardons have been granted since 2015. We have not been able to provide the requested information regarding sentence remissions from 2012 to 2015. Information prior to 2015 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.