Member

I will give four reasons, some of which have been touched on, for why I think this is not going to work. I note that the two key groups that are involved in this area both agree that these are not sensible: the various leading charities that are going to play a major part in this and, as we have already heard, the Chief Inspector of Probation are convinced that, first, the harms of this scheme will not lead to a reduction in reoffending because if the offender lives in the local area, following the sentence it will be much harder for him or her to get housing or a job and reintegrate in the community.