Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 4223
Prisoners' Release: Housing
Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024
Question
Edward Argar
Conservative — Melton 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 DakinIndividuals 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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