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Recommendation 11
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The Department expects that the demand for prison places will increase significantly.
Conclusion
The Department expects that the demand for prison places will increase significantly. Its plans to increase the number of days that the Crown Court hears cases, and the resultant reduction in the backlog, will likely mean more people being convicted and sent to prison. The recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers by 2023, announced by the government in October 2019, will also mean more cases coming to court and likely more people sent to prison.17
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 27 May 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗