Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 2
2
Accepted
Paragraph: 18
Lack of community provision for underlying vulnerabilities contributes to non-violent remands
Conclusion
The large number of people being remanded for non-violent offences suggests that many are being remanded due to repeat offending. This repeat non-violent offending is often symptomatic of underlying vulnerabilities, such as drug abuse, homelessness and mental ill-health, for which there is currently a lack of community provision. We believe that there should be more co-ordinated investment across departments including the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education in community services to divert people from this repeated criminal activity before they reach the stage where the criminal justice system sees no option but to remand them into custody.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government partially accepted the recommendation, stating they are already working with the judiciary to consider the operation of the Bail Act 1976 and do not believe a further additional review of the Act is necessary. They did not commit to new co-ordinated investment in community services.
Paragraph Reference:
18
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 31 March 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗