Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 16
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HMPPS has awarded over 130 contracts for Commissioned Rehabilitative Services supporting prison leavers.
Conclusion
Probation staff can draw on specialist support from Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) providers from the private and voluntary sectors to help support the resettlement of prison leavers. HMPPS issued 110 contracts to CRS providers ready for ‘day one’ of the new unified probation service in June 2021, covering accommodation; employment, training and education; personal wellbeing; and tailored services for women.36 A second wave of contracts for a wider range of services, such as finance, benefits and debt support, is still underway.37 As at July 2022, HMPPS had awarded 131 CRS contracts with a maximum total value of £340 million.38
Government Response
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