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Written Question
Mothers: Prisoners
Monday 20th November 2017

Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and Malling)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of maternal imprisonment on a child's emotional development; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

Custody should be a last resort and only imposed after the court has considered alternative sentences to be served in the community. We are committed to making sure that as many women as possible are effectively rehabilitated in the community to better protect the public and deliver better outcomes for female offenders.

This department has not made any assessment of the effect of maternal imprisonment on a child’s emotional development. However, the government has funded a contract worth over £1.4m for Barnardo’s to operate the i-HOP service to share evidence on practice and advise commissioners and practitioners on the options available to support the families of offenders.

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jan 2016
Out-of-school Education Settings

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 20 Jan 2016
Out-of-school Education Settings

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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