Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Daniel Zeichner and Chris Elmore

Tuesday 21st November 2023 Commons Chamber

[Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)]

15. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the suspension of short sentences on the probation service.

[Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)]

17. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the suspension of short sentences on the probation service.

[The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Chalk)]

To expand probation capacity, we have increased funding by £155 million a year to deliver effective supervision of offenders in the community. In 2020-21 we recruited an additional 1,000 trainee officers, 1,500 more in the following year, and 1,500 more in the year after that. This means that offenders who pose the highest risk to communities will receive robust supervision.