Written questions

Offenders: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 87186 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the use of (a) problem-solving courts, (b) community treatment requirements and (c) other rehabilitative measures for people with multiple disadvantage.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 10 Nov 2025

Following the Independent Sentencing Review’s recommendation to expand Intensive Supervision Courts (ISCs - the UK equivalent of “problem solving courts”), the Ministry of Justice launched an Expression of Interest process to identify new areas for delive...