Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to The Concordat on Women in or at risk of contact with the Criminal Justice System, published on 23 January 2021, what targets he has set against the metrics for (a) the criminogenic and responsivity needs of women in the community and custody, (b) arrests, (c) Out of Court Disposals, (d) prosecutions and court outcomes, (e) Liaison and Diversion, (f) Community Sentence Orders and Suspended Sentence Orders and associated treatment requirements, (g) Pre-Sentence Reports, (h) remand, (i) custodial sentences including details on length, (j) prison population, (k) safety in custody, (l) discipline in custody, (m) family ties and mothers in custody, (n) resettlement and (o) reoffending.

The Concordat sets out a joint commitment agreed by all signatories. Progress in delivering against the commitment will be measured via the Actions listed on pages 5 to 9 and Annex B of the Concordat lists the metrics that will be monitored to assess progress. However, no targets have been set against the metrics (a) to (o) listed in the question.

The Female Offender Strategy contained a commitment to publish a data tool alongside the Concordat to enable local areas to better understand the needs of the women in their area. The data tool allows work to be tailored to respond more closely to local needs and to track the outcomes and success of work locally. It is available at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/moj.analysis#!/vizhome/WomenintheCJSLocalDataTool2019_15936996079540/WomenintheCJSLocalDataTool2019