Asked by: Lord Patel (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the comprehensive review of the probation system to improve outcomes for offenders and communities will be published; and whether the review will include the development of a performance management system to monitor the effectiveness of Community Rehabilitation Companies, including centrally gathering relevant data such as offenders’ mental health, physical health, and substance misuse problems.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)
We will set out our plans for the probation system once our review is concluded in April. The review is considering all aspects of the probation system. As with our plans for prisons, we want a simpler, clearer system with specific outcome measures such as getting offenders into apprenticeships and work. Our contract management teams closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to ensure service delivery, reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.