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932705

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women’s centres were in operation in each year from 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	159002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of women’s centres that are, or have been, in operation across England and Wales since 2007. Women’s Centres, as voluntary organisations, are managed independently of the Department.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2018 15:24:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

940634

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were served by each women's centre in each year between 2010 and 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	163802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally and is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Women’s centres offer support to women with a wide range of issues and needs, not all of whom have been referred by or have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/07/2018 14:01:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

967889

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he is making in the development of the new women centres announced on 27 June 2018; and if he will ensure that such provision will be made available in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	170386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We are working with local and national partners to develop a pilot for ‘residential women’s centres’ in at least five sites across England and Wales.</p><p>Over the next few months, we are undertaking an initial engagement process with stakeholders and potential providers and partners to refine the design and delivery model for the pilot. This will support our co-design approach for taking forward the pilot.</p><p>As part of this engagement process, we want to identify the most suitable areas for the pilot sites. It is not possible yet to say where they will be at this time. However, as with other areas, we are keen to engage with stakeholders and partners in Wales to determine appetite and suitability.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/09/2018 13:23:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1001928

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish its map of women's centres and rape crisis centres.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Women’s centres and rape support centres are independent organisations. The MoJ has provided funding to both, but does not oversee their work and bears no responsibility for maintaining records of them. Maps have been produced in the past showing snapshots of their number and location at that point in time. The women’s centres map was published in guidance for the police on working with vulnerable women, alongside the female offender strategy in June 2018; the rape support centres map has been shared with various stakeholders, but has not been published and there are no plans at present to publish it.</p><p>Our female offender’s strategy sets out a programme of work to improve outcomes for female offenders, based on our vision of seeing fewer women entering the justice system and serving short custodial sentences, and better conditions for those women in custody. We are keen to work in partnership with women’s centres and other local organisations to deliver this vision.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/11/2018 17:20:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1001929

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what resources his Department has allocated to fund (a) magistrates and (b) judges visiting women's centres since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	188124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Probation Service (NPS) works closely with judges and magistrates to keep them up to date with the latest developments in sentencing options and interventions, both locally and nationally. Information on the services that women’s centres can provide for offenders forms part of this work. The NPS will also seek to facilitate visits to women centres for sentencers who wished to undertake them. Funding for this work is not specifically earmarked, but is found from the overall provision to cover the work of the NPS.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 188125 question first answered 12/11/2018 17:46:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1124231

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria his Department plans to use to decide the locations of additional women's centres.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	249970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Female Offender Strategy, we are committed to working with local and national partners to develop a ‘Residential Women’s Centre’ pilot in at least five sites across England and Wales. We have recently concluded our first phase of consultation with stakeholders, partners and providers. This has included close working with colleagues across Welsh government on any Wales-specific implications and requirements, as well as engagement with providers of women’s services in Wales. The Welsh Government also has representation on our Advisory Board for Female Offenders, which scrutinises the work of the Female Offender programme and the implementation of the Female Offender Strategy.</p><p>Whilst no decisions regarding the locations of the Residential Women’s Centre pilot have been made, we appreciate the need to ensure adequate provision of women’s support services in Wales. I have discussed this issue with Jane Hutt AM, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, and look forward to continuing discussions with our Welsh partners on how best to achieve this.</p><p>HMPPS in Wales have also been working with colleagues in Welsh Government to develop a draft blueprint for justice services for women that reflects the landscape in Wales. This will outline a vision to enable devolved and non-devolved services to work together to deliver efficient and effective services that will deliver positive outcomes for individuals and the community and considers alternatives to custody for women in Wales, including women’s centres.</p><p>The blueprint development work has been discussed with the All Wales Criminal Justice Board, which includes Welsh Local Government Association representation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 249968 249971 249974 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:43:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1124232

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timescale is for opening additional women's centres in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	249971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Female Offender Strategy, we are committed to working with local and national partners to develop a ‘Residential Women’s Centre’ pilot in at least five sites across England and Wales. We have recently concluded our first phase of consultation with stakeholders, partners and providers. This has included close working with colleagues across Welsh government on any Wales-specific implications and requirements, as well as engagement with providers of women’s services in Wales. The Welsh Government also has representation on our Advisory Board for Female Offenders, which scrutinises the work of the Female Offender programme and the implementation of the Female Offender Strategy.</p><p>Whilst no decisions regarding the locations of the Residential Women’s Centre pilot have been made, we appreciate the need to ensure adequate provision of women’s support services in Wales. I have discussed this issue with Jane Hutt AM, Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, and look forward to continuing discussions with our Welsh partners on how best to achieve this.</p><p>HMPPS in Wales have also been working with colleagues in Welsh Government to develop a draft blueprint for justice services for women that reflects the landscape in Wales. This will outline a vision to enable devolved and non-devolved services to work together to deliver efficient and effective services that will deliver positive outcomes for individuals and the community and considers alternatives to custody for women in Wales, including women’s centres.</p><p>The blueprint development work has been discussed with the All Wales Criminal Justice Board, which includes Welsh Local Government Association representation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 249968 249970 249974 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:43:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1546688

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the provision of cross-departmental funding for women’s centres.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	902544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Women’s centres play a vital role in supporting women in the community and the Ministry of Justice is investing up to £24 million in community support for women in 2022-25.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 30/11/2022 14:35:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1546139

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Women in Prison's 7 October report on The Value of Women's Centres, if he will invest in community-based women's centres to reduce offending rates.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	97767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the vital role that women’s centres and women’s community sector organisations play in supporting women with complex needs to address the underlying causes of their offending behaviour. The Ministry of Justice is investing up to £21 million in grant funding between 2022 and 2025 in women’s community sector organisations. The funding is available to meet organisations’ core costs, such as rent and utility bills, as well as to fund new or additional services or interventions to test and build our evidence base. This is in addition to the £9.5m that has been invested since June 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/12/2022 15:00:41 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1665496

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Women's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral statement on Prison Capacity on 16 October 2023, what steps he is taking to expand the work of Women's Centres.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	203057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to improving services for women in or at risk of contact with the criminal justice system, recognising that they are amongst the most vulnerable in society.</p><p>In 2022 we launched three grant competitions covering the women’s community sector and have awarded total funding of £15 million up to March 2025. The funding will meet the core costs of women’s community sector organisations, allow the provision of new and additional services and interventions for women, as well as encouraging more joined up local partnership working to address women’s needs. 40 organisations across England and Wales are receiving funding. Of these, four organisations have been awarded funding to support current and new residential alternative to custody provisions, allowing more women to be managed effectively in the community, and avoiding short custodial sentences.</p><p>Future spending decisions will be subject to the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 203056 question first answered 25/10/2023 16:24:03 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell