Prisoners' Release
Commons · Question 3999 · Tabled 3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people on early prison release have (a) housing, (b) employment and (c) sufficient probation provision to support them.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 11 Sep 2024
Individuals released through the Standard Determinate Sentence changes, known as SDS40, and at risk of homelessness can be referred to HMPPS’s Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), which can provide up to 12-weeks temporary accommodation. We are ...