Recommendation 43

Women on short sentences face significant challenges regarding resettlement. We welcome the introduction of the short sentence function; however, it is not clear how this works in practice to address the needs of female offenders on short sentences. We note that there have been early adopters of this function, and learning from this will inform the longer-term approach. The MoJ and HMPPS should set out when this function will be rolled out across all probation regions, and what work the Short Sentence Team will undertake to support women to resettle successfully back into the community and how success will be measured.