Prisoners' Release: Housing

(asked on 10th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on plans to increase housing available for women leaving prison.


Answered by
Phillip Lee Portrait
Phillip Lee
This question was answered on 20th November 2017

Making sure that we address female offenders’ housing and support needs is a priority, at a national and local level, given the link between homelessness and re-offending.

I recently met with the Minister for Local Government to discuss how we can work together to better support the housing needs of female offenders. We will continue to work together on this important issue. In cooperation with Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), we are making Prisons and Probation providers subject to a new duty to refer. This requires specified public authorities in England to notify the local housing authority of service users they think may be homeless or at risk of homelessness.

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