Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 16353

Community Orders

Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of incentivising people serving non-violent custodial sentences to undertake more community service work.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Prisoners serving non-violent custodial sentences currently can access community service work through Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) during the custodial element of their sentence. Prisoners are eligible to be considered for ROTL once they have serve...

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