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<p>We remain committed to the aims in the Female Offender Strategy (2018) of seeing
fewer women offending and reoffending; fewer women in custody, especially on short
sentences, with more managed effectively in the community; and better conditions for
women in custody that support effective rehabilitation.</p><p>As we have an independent
judiciary, setting a numerical target as proposed is not appropriate and may have
unintended consequences. We are working to ensure that interventions and pilot projects
are, where possible, evaluated so that we can understand their impact on the numbers
and make-up of the population.</p>
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