Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department is making on implementation of the recommendations of the Corston Report on women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system, published in March 2017.

The Government accepted 40 out of the 43 recommendations of Baroness Corston’s Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System and progress has been made in part or fully against these.

In recognition of the distinct needs of female offenders, we are developing a female offender strategy to improve outcomes for women in the community and in custody. This will build on the principles set out in Baroness Corston’s report.