Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 25
25
Deferred
Paragraph: 133
Establish mechanisms for collecting reliable data on prison use as 'place of safety'.
Conclusion
It is disappointing that data gathering on this issue is so poor, such that it is not possible to estimate the number of people affected across the prison estate. The Ministry of Justice should put in place mechanisms for the collection of reliable data on the use of custody as a place of safety or for a person’s own protection for all cohorts of prisoners (male, female and youth).
Government Response Summary
The government accepted the recommendation but responded by stating it has completed 25 out of 31 of Lord Farmer’s recommendations on family relationships and will publish a progress update by the end of 2022, which is unrelated to collecting data on custody as a place of safety.
Paragraph Reference:
133
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We accept this recommendation. We have now completed 25 out of 31 of Lord Farmer’s recommendations in the ‘Importance of strengthening female offenders’ family and other relationships to prevent reoffending and reduce intergenerational crime’. We will be publishing a progress update on all recommendations from Lord Farmer’s report by the end of 2022.