Appendix 1
Summer 2024 Emergency Early Release StatisticsTranchesNumber of ReleasesReturned to Custody (prior to their ‘original’ Earliest Date of Liberation (EDL))1 (26 or 27 June)1062 (3 or 4 July)1363 (10 or 11 July)1104 (17 or 18 July)125Total47761 (13%)*Figure as of December 2024Returns to custody - Emergency Release Feb 2025.pdf Individuals returning to custody prior to their original EDL remained in the community for between 2 and 126 days, with an average time in the community of 30 days.
0-10 days: 12 offenders
11-20 days: 21 offenders
21-30 days: 7 offenders
31-40 days: 6 offenders
41+ days: 15 offenders
Appendix 2
Winter / Spring 2025 Emergency Early Release StatisticsTranchesNumber of ReleasesReturned to Custody (prior to their ‘original’ Earliest Date of Liberation (EDL))1 (18-20 February 2025)822 (4-6 March 2025)903 (18-20 March 2025)140Total:311**17 (5%)Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025 data publication.pdf** previously a total of 312 people released in this period, as a result of Early Release.