Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 14
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Access to meaningful activities and short courses for remand prisoners is inadequate.
Conclusion
Although we recognise that those held on remand are under no obligation to engage with prison regimes, they should be encouraged to take part in meaningful activities and HMPPS needs to ensure that prisons with high remand populations have opportunities available for those held in them to utilise if they so desire. We welcome the increasing availability of shorter courses for those not anticipated to be in prison for long periods of time to take part in, and recommend that the Ministry of Justice ensures that such courses are in place in all Category B prisons by the end of
Government Response
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