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Recommendation 2
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Female custody population decline is temporary, with significant future increase predicted by Ministry of Justice.
Conclusion
One of the strategic objectives of the Female Offender Strategy is to see fewer women in custody. Whilst there has been a decline since February 2017 from 3,958 to 3,219 in July 2022, to a large extent this has been a result of lower crime and the reduction in court activity during the pandemic. Moreover, the MoJ itself now predicts an increase in the female population by more than a third over present levels in the next three years.
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Government Response
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