As I have outlined, we undertook a consultation, as I committed to do, during the summer recess. We have received full and rich responses from our justice delivery partners and, crucially, from victims and victim support organisations. We all care about victims. There is no monopoly on putting victims at the very heart and centre of our criminal justice system.
There has been much to reflect on in the detail of the consultation responses. There has also been some reflection on the measures that have been taken south of the border. Of course, we will not mimic the previous United Kingdom Government, which had a secret release scheme over a period of six months. Without parliamentary approval, it released around 10,000 prisoners. However, other measures are being taken across the UK, the detail of which we will also explore.