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<p>The information requested is not collected centrally and could only be provided
at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We know female prisoners are more likely than
male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be
living with their children prior to custody: around 60% of women in prison compared
with about 45% of men. However, currently the Ministry of Justice does not routinely
capture data about what happens to children when their parents are held in custody.</p><p>
</p><p>Lord Farmer’s Review “The Importance of Strengthening Female Offenders' Family
and other</p><p>Relationships to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational
Crime” was published on 18 June<em>. </em>We welcome Lord Farmer’s report and are
committed to moving forward with reforms on this important subject. We will look closely
at the report’s findings and recommendations to see how we can best give effect to
them. This includes recommendation 5 on improving data collected on the dependants
of female offenders.</p>
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