Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 8 Dec 2021 Closed: 2 Sep 2022 Parliament page
In 2018, the Ministry of Justice published a Female Offender Strategy , committing to reduce the imprisonment of vulnerable women who could be better supported in the community. The strategy aims to reduce the number of women entering the criminal justice system; increase the use of community sentences; reduce short … Read more
19 Recommendations
3 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
8 Sep
2022
Correspondence
2 Sep
2022
Report published
28 Apr
2022
Report published
2 Feb
2022
Oral evidence
2 Feb
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
2 Feb 2022
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Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system
Andrea Coomber QC (Hon) · The Howard League for Penal Reform Antonia Romeo · Ministry of Justice Dr Kate Paradine · Women in Prison Jerome Glass · Ministry of Justice Jo Farrar · HM Prison and Probation Service Joy Doal MBE · Anawim-Birmingham’s Centre for Women
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifty-First Report - Improving outcomes for women in the crimina… HC 997 28 Apr 2022 22 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
2 Recommendation Not Addressed
Fifty-First Report - Improving out…
Despite its emphasis on community provision in its strategy, the Ministry has not yet quantified...
Despite its emphasis on community provision in its strategy, the Ministry has not yet quantified how much funding is required or invested heavily in community services for women. The Ministry has declined to set targets for its female offender programme. … Read more
Government Response
The government's response discusses EDF's strategies, plans and the estimated costs for decommissioning, which is unrelated to the recommendation about funding for community services for women.
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1 Conclusion Not Addressed
Fifty-First Report - Improving out…
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) and HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) on improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system.1 We … Read more
Government Response
The government provides background information about the report.
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7 Recommendation Not Addressed
Fifty-First Report - Improving out…
The Ministry told us that it has received a record funding settlement at the Autumn...
The Ministry told us that it has received a record funding settlement at the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.11 We asked the Ministry how much of this it will be spending on the female offender programme.12 It told us … Read more
Government Response
The government discusses an indicative timeframe, the CEO of the Delivery Authority, and a new Joint Department within Parliament.
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Government Response AI assessment · 22 of 19 classified
Accepted 16
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 3
Total 19 recs + 3 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
8 Sep 2022 Correspondence from Jo Farrar, Second Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice to Dame Meg Hillier, Chair, Committee on Public Accounts, re Improving the outcomes for women in the criminal justice system, dated 07 July 2022
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