Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 8
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Paragraph: 43
Unavailability of community orders leads to unnecessary imprisonment for mental health needs
Conclusion
Too many offenders are imprisoned because community orders with mental health treatment requirements are unavailable in many areas. The Government’s target that community orders with mental health treatment requirements should be available across 50% of England and Wales by 2023 is insufficiently ambitious. It is unacceptable that in many parts of the country and for years to come, sentencers will continue to be obliged to send offenders to prisons simply because appropriate community sentences are unavailable.
Paragraph Reference:
43
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 4 February 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗