Two prisoners remain at large in the UK after being released in error in the past month, David Lammy has revealed.

The Justice Secretary confirmed there have been two more accidental releases of “violent offenders or sex offenders”, and a total of 12 further accidental releases since November.

Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year, a number that has now risen again.

Mr Lammy told BBC Breakfast: “Well, I said to Parliament a few weeks ago, I released data at that point, and there had been 91 releases in error up to that point, there have been 12 since then, two are currently at large.”

He said he was “pleased that the trend is downwards” after he put some improvements in place in the system.

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