Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Deferred
Collect comprehensive data on all individuals remanded into custody solely for their own protection.
Recommendation
We note with regret that the Government did not accept the recommendation in our Women in Prison Report to collect data on the number of women being remanded 44 The role of adult custodial remand in the criminal justice system for their own safety. As the draft Mental Health Bill means that the ability to remand for one’s own protection for reasons other than mental health will continue to exist, we reiterate our previous recommendation that the Government should collect data on the use of remand under this provision, not only for women but for all individuals detained for their own protection. (Paragraph 61) Prisons
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepted the recommendation, but the response outlined reforms from the draft Mental Health Bill regarding mental health transfers and preventing remand solely on mental health grounds, and described general support services for remand prisoners, without addressing the collection of data on remand for own protection.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
We accept this recommendation in principle. The Ministry of Justice currently publishes court remand data within the Criminal Justice Statistics, however, source information on reasons for remand is not readily available in a way that would enable this recommendation to be acted upon immediately. The Common Platform is a digital case management system designed to manage and share criminal case information more effectively. Its users include the judiciary, HMCTS staff and professional court users such as defence lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service. The roll out of the Common Platform provides the potential opportunity to explore a wider range of data being captured in the courts and this may include greater detail on remand decisions. We will continue to monitor and assess the quality of the data in Common Platform on remand reasons, particularly when a greater volume of case data becomes available. Prisons
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