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Prison population on remand under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Prison population on remand: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour05k10k15k20252026June 2025: 17,701 people · published 30 July 2026July 2025: 17,570 people · published 30 July 2026August 2025: 17,947 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 17,700 people · published 30 July 2026October 2025: 17,346 people · published 30 July 2026November 2025: 17,254 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 16,628 people · published 30 July 2026January 2026: 16,711 people · published 30 July 2026February 2026: 16,507 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 16,025 people · published 30 July 2026April 2026: 15,362 people · published 30 July 2026May 2026: 15,300 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 15,386 people · published 30 July 2026

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024presentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2019–202413 December 20195 July 2024No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2017–20199 June 201713 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 20159 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 20108 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 200511 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 20015 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 19977 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 19922 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 19879 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 198311 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 19799 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.