Prisoners' Release: Housing

(asked on 16th November 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) young adult, (b) other female and (c) other male prison leavers were released without an address to go to in (i) each region of England and (ii) Wales from 1 October 2020 to 31 October 2020.


Answered by
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Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 24th November 2020

Given the uncertainty around early releases from prison and other factors during the first Covid peak, and the public interest in this area at that time, my officials collated and published some data on accommodation on release ahead of the official statistics publication schedule. We are now reverting back to publishing this data in a more orderly and transparent way in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, which allows sufficient time for analysts to fully assure and quality check the data. Future statistics on accommodation on release from custody will be published in due course, in line with the official statistics publication schedule.

We recognise that accommodation is a key priority as it is often the first step in an individual’s resettlement journey. We continue to work with councils and charities to secure suitable accommodation, while investigating long-term solutions to prevent homelessness and help offenders turn their backs on crime.

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