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<p>The last meeting of the Advisory Board on Female Offenders (ABFO) was held on 30
June 2020. The agenda items covered comprised: a standing up-date on delivery of the
Female Offender Strategy to date; the impact of Covid 19 on HMPPS and measures taken;
plans for the first Residential Women’s Centre in Wales; and the National Concordat
on Female Offenders. Wider discussion included reference to the following topics:
meeting the needs of minority ethnic and foreign national women; funding for the strategy;
and women and remand. HM Government’s commitment to delivering the aims of the strategy
was confirmed.</p><p>We have received the following formal representations from ABFO
members recently relating to funding for the FO Strategy:<br> - The Prison Reform
Trust’s ABFO representative raised the issue at the last meeting of the ABFO on 30
June 2020</p><p>- The Women in Prison ABFO representative submitted a written representation
on 24 September</p><p>- Women in Prison together with 20 other women’s sector organisations
submitted a co-signed letter on 7 June and 29 September relating to funding.</p>
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