Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
Lords · Question HL1092 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government what information they hold about prison and probation services' work with individual London boroughs to ensure that (1) male, and (2) female, prisoners are not released homeless.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 2 Jul 2026
HM Prison & Probation Service employs strategic housing specialists (SHS) to identify, develop, and deliver a range of solutions that remove barriers to prisoners’ securing accommodation on release. There are nine SHS based in the London (male) prison...