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<p>The accommodation status for all offenders released from custody, including those
under National Probation Service (NPS), Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) supervision,
and offenders on community sentences, has been published since July 2018. <ins class="ministerial">The
latest publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-march-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-march-2019</a>.
</ins>The relevant table of data from this publication is attached for reference.</p><p>
</p><p>It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live,
as a platform to access the services and support needed to make a fresh start. We
have invested an additional £22 million per annum over the remaining life of the Community
Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts to deliver an enhanced “Through-the-Gate” resettlement
service to offenders leaving prison, to prepare them for release. Through the Government’s
Rough Sleeping Strategy, we are also investing up to £6.4m in a pilot scheme to support
individuals released from three prisons: Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville. Services
have now commenced in all three areas, with the first individuals now being supported
into accommodation following release. Subject to evaluation, we will use the lessons
from the pilot to inform future provision of accommodation for all ex-offenders. Additionally,
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service is working in collaboration with other
Government Departments and interested parties to help to meet the accommodation needs
for prisoners on their release.</p>
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