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Community Sentence Treatment Requirements

Tuesday 8 December 2020 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • The Government plans to expand the roll-out of community sentence treatment requirements for mental health by 2023-24.
  • The Government is exploring ways to accelerate the expansion of community sentence treatment requirements.
  • Opportunities for private or charitable organisations to bid for rehabilitation work will be available through a dynamic framework.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Sally-Ann Hart
Crime & Law Enforcement Mental Health
Context

The question addresses the importance of community sentence treatment requirements in addressing mental health and addiction issues among offenders.

Question

What steps are the Government taking to increase the use of community sentence treatment requirements?

Answer from Chris Philp (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice)

The Government intends to expand the roll-out of community sentence treatment requirements, with coverage in half the country for mental health treatment by 2023-24. They are also looking at ways to speed up the roll-out even further.

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Q2 Sally-Ann Hart
Justice & Courts
Context

The question concerns the role of the private and charitable sectors in delivering support for offenders' reintegration, with reference to a new probation system and a Seetec contract.

Question

Can my hon. Friend confirm that there is still a role for the private sector in offender rehabilitation, even if not by community rehabilitation companies?

Answer from Chris Philp (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice)

CRCs are being transitioned out and the probation service will take over organising this activity, but there will be opportunities for private or charitable organisations to bid for certain kinds of rehabilitation work via the dynamic framework. We envisage spending about £100 million a year on procuring these services.

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