Fifty-First Report - Improving outcomes for women in the criminal justice system

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.

The government agreed with the committee's recommendation and stated that the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan will be cross-departmental and led by an inter-ministerial board which will drive forward action across government and hold individual departments to account. The department will publish a report setting out progress to date against the actions in the Concordat, with next steps of further expanding local and national partnership working being set out in the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan.

The government agreed with the committee's recommendation and stated that the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, to be published by Summer 2022, will be the mechanism by which the department sets out its commitments for ethnic minority women, with key milestones, reflecting the work of the Female Offender Minority Ethnic working group. HMPPS has begun work to increase the capacity of ethnic minority specialist voluntary organisations, and the department is exploring options to increase the use of grant funding for the voluntary sector to provide services for disadvantaged groups.

The government agreed with the committee's recommendation and stated that the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan will include a list of the commitments in the Female Offender Strategy with an assessment of whether those commitments are complete, will be taken forward in the Delivery Plan, or are now part of business as usual. The Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan will also set out the department's commitments for the next three years, including an outcomes delivery framework, and will include details of the Delivery Plan’s new governance structure.

The government will publish a Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan in Summer 2022 with an outcomes framework and clear metrics. They also plan to publish an Evaluation and Prototyping Strategy later this year to develop a robust evidence base.

The government discusses an indicative timeframe, the CEO of the Delivery Authority, and a new Joint Department within Parliament.

The government disagrees with the recommendation to estimate the reduction in women entering the CJS, stating that it is not possible due to the independence of the police, CPS, and judiciary; instead, they have estimated the number of women that could be supported through existing women's services.

The government disagrees with the recommendation, stating it is not possible to estimate a counterfactual and it would not be appropriate for the government to do so.

The government disagrees with the recommendation to estimate the level of funding required in the community and the proportion of women who could be supported in the community instead, stating that it is not possible due to the independence of the police, CPS, and judiciary; instead, they have estimated the number of women that could be supported through existing women's services.

The government will publish a cross-departmental Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, led by an inter-ministerial board, and will also publish a report on progress against the Concordat, with next steps for expanding partnership working in the Delivery Plan.

The government will implement the recommendation by summer 2022 through a cross-departmental Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan led by an inter-ministerial board chaired by the Prisons Minister, and a delivery board of senior officials who will report to the inter-ministerial board.

The government will implement the recommendation by summer 2022 through a cross-departmental Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan led by an inter-ministerial board chaired by the Prisons Minister, and a delivery board of senior officials who will report to the inter-ministerial board.

The government will publish the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan by Summer 2022, setting out commitments for ethnic minorities in the CJS. They will also work with Clinks to support ethnic minority specialist organisations and explore increased grant funding.

The government will publish the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan by Summer 2022, setting out commitments for ethnic minorities in the CJS. They will also work with Clinks to support ethnic minority specialist organisations and explore increased grant funding.

The government will publish the 66 commitments in the Female Offender Strategy with a RAG rating assessment, setting out achievements for the next three years in the Delivery Plan, and has written to the Committee with further details.

The government will publish the 66 commitments in the Female Offender Strategy with a RAG rating assessment, setting out achievements for the next three years in the Delivery Plan, and has written to the Committee with further details.

The government will publish the 66 commitments in the Female Offender Strategy with RAG ratings, set out commitments for the next 3 years in the Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan, and detail the new governance structure, reporting progress to the Expert Group of stakeholders and the inter-Ministerial Board.

The government will publish a Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan in Summer 2022 with an outcomes framework and clear metrics. They also plan to publish an Evaluation and Prototyping Strategy later this year to develop a robust evidence base.

The government will publish a Female Offender Strategy Delivery Plan in Summer 2022 with an outcomes framework and clear metrics. They also plan to publish an Evaluation and Prototyping Strategy later this year to develop a robust evidence base.