Recommendation 95

Nikki Scordi added that “women in particular worry about their children, whether they are with them or not”. She explained that “often, they are separated because of prison and cannot have them back, and that is a real concern for them”. 179 The Prison Reform Trust told us that “some pregnant women experienced difficulties in adhering to community sentence requirements, whilst also attending hospital appointments”. 180 The charity Birth Companions told us about “significant issues with a lack [of] recognition of, and responsiveness to, pregnancy and motherhood in policing, community sentence requirements and probation supervision.” 181