Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15222

Prisons: Care Leavers

Tabled: 20 November 2024
Answered: 25 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Helen Hayes

LabourDulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to review the impact of the 2019 HMPPS Strategy for Care-Experienced People.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
We know that people taken into care as children are disproportionately likely to end up in the criminal justice system, with research estimating that 24-31% of the adult prison population spent time in care as children.We are committed to addressing this ...

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