Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 13443

Offenders: Supported Housing

Tabled: 11 November 2024

Answered: 14 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of supported accommodation rather than custody for (a) women and (b) their families.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

HMPPS offers a three-tier structure of temporary accommodation known as Community Accommodation Service (CAS), two tiers of which provide accommodation that can be used to support community orders, releases on Home Detention Curfew, and bail. CAS1 (also k...

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