4 July 2023 - Community sentences - Oral evidence

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee continues its inquiry on community sentences in England and Wales. Today, it hears evidence from some of the private and third-sector partners of the Probation Service, who are commissioned to assist with the delivery of rehabilitative services to people on probation.

Possible questions

• Your organisations were commissioned to deliver services to people on probation. How does the referral process work in practice?
• What services do you offer to people serving a community order referred to you by the Probation Service? For which of these services is there a waiting list, and for which of them is there spare capacity?
• Within the context of community sentences, to what extent do the needs of female offenders differ from those of male offenders?
• What are the specific needs of young adults serving community orders?
• What are the specific needs of low-level, prolific offenders serving community orders?
• The contracts by which the Government commissioned services from you are due to expire in early 2024 or early 2025. How would you like the Government to approach the next commissioning process, and how would that differ from the approach adopted in 2021? What would be the effect of services being commissioned for longer periods of time?

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