Prisoners' Release: Females

(asked on 26th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to implement the recommendations of the Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison initiative’s findings and recommendations report; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
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Christopher Pincher
This question was answered on 8th March 2021

The Government is aware of the Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison reports. My Department continues to work closely with the Ministry of Justice to ensure this vulnerable group are supported.

We have announced new support for prison leavers at risk of homelessness into private rental tenancies and will set out further details in due course.

As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Justice secured £11.5 million to support individuals at risk of homelessness on their release from prison and to help them move on to permanent accommodation. In addition, following investment of £5.1 million in women’s services in the two years following publication of the Female Offender Strategy, a further £2.5 million was made available in 2020/21 for women’s community sector organisations.  The Female Offender Strategy also committed to piloting at least five Residential Women’s Centres.

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