Alex Norris, the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, made an oral statement on the implementation of the Sentencing Act to the Commons on 1 September 2026, answering questions on what had been taken out of scope of the progression model (Hansard, Criminal Justice Reform, 1 Sep 2026).
Resolves on Hansard. YES if the Commons record shows an oral statement by the Justice Secretary, Alex Norris, on the progression model or the Sentencing Act release changes on a sitting day between 1 and 18 September 2026. Answering an urgent question counts; written statements and answers to oral questions do not. If that source has not published in time, PoliticsHome and BBC News settle it.
We looked for every time since 2007 that ministers in England and Wales or Scotland cut more crimes or groups of offenders out of an early-release scheme after they had already announced it. Exclusions written in at the start do not count. We found four such cuts, and three kept their release dates. In those three, no delay came with the cut or within 30 days. Four cases is two short of the six we need before we show a History figure.