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Recommendation 9
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Accelerate plans to increase Community Sentence Treatment Order availability nationwide by March 2023
Conclusion
The MoJ and the NHS should accelerate plans to increase the availability of Community Sentence Treatment Requirement orders, so these orders are available options for sentencers in all parts of England and Wales by 31 March 2023.
Government Response Summary
The government's response focuses on tackling racial disparity in mental health services, mentioning a National Mental Health Needs Analysis that includes ethnicity. It states this will inform service specification reviews to reduce health inequalities, but does not address the recommendation to accelerate the availability of Community Sentence Treatment Requirement orders.
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Government Response
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HM Government
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Tackling racial disparity is crucial to delivering a fair and equitable service. The National Mental Health Needs Analysis, commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement and conducted by the Centre for Mental Health, includes ethnicity, and will provide a clearer indication of representation and any racial disparity in access to mental health services. Further work will be commissioned to build upon data from the needs analysis, including working with organisations representing ethnic minority groups, to inform the service specification review and to reduce health inequalities. 10 Overview | Physical health of people in prison | Guidance | NICE