Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4223

Prisoners' Release: Housing

Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

Edward Argar

ConservativeMelton and Syston

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of using accommodation contracted by the Home Office to provide housing for prisoners released wh

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Individuals released through the Standard Determinate Sentence changes, known as SDS40, and at risk of homelessness can be referred to HMPPS’s Community Accommodation Service, which can provide up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation.The Chief Probation Of...

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