Ministry of Justice

End of custody licence releases and recalls statistics

Monthly statistical release on the numbers released from prison on end of custody licence and offenders recalled back to prison during the end of custody licence period.


The publication contains details on releases by offence group, sentence length, age, ethnic group and establishment, and recalls by reason for recall.

December 2009

November 2009

October 2009

September 2009

August 2009

July 2009

June 2009

May 2009

April 2009

March 2009

February 2009

January 2009

Licence recall and return to custody statistics consultation

A consultation on proposals to publish a full range of statistics on licence recalls and returns to custody on a regular basis.

Previous issues

The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry's analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice: Secretary of State; Minister of State; Head of Section, End of Custody Licence Policy, Sentencing Policy and Penalties Unit; Head of Section NOMS Public Protection Unit; Head of Population Strategy, NOMS; Operational Policy Manager, Operational Policy Unit, NOMS; PMQ briefing and research manager, Parliamentary Branch and relevant special adviser and press officers.

Cabinet Office: Economic and Domestic Secretariat.