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<p>The latest available information is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Offenders
released in 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 by Accommodation on Release, where
the offender had an original address in Wales.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Jan - Dec 2020</p></td><td><p>Jan - Mar 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Settled
Accommodation</p></td><td><p>1561</p></td><td><p>340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
Housed</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bail/Probation
Accommodation</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homeless,
Not Rough Sleeping</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rough
Sleeping</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(1)
A release is defined as a release from prison where the prisoner has finished serving
the custodial term of their sentence(s) and excludes:</p><ul><li>Persons submitted
to custody for non-payment of fine</li><li>Releases to hospital</li><li>Deported prisoners
from Home Office Immigration Removal Centres</li><li>Releases following recall after
release on licence, except occasions where; (i) where the offender has committed a
new offence and is committed to custody for a new sentence and the subsequent release
date falls after the sentence expiry date of the original sentence, or (ii) where
upon release the offender is subject to the licence condition of the new custodial
sentence.</li></ul><p>(2) Where an offender was released multiple times within the
same period only the last such release was counted.</p><ul><li>Settled Accommodation:
(i) Any accommodation that provides a permanent independent housing solution including:
As a house holder/owner; Rental Accommodation (Tenant) – private or social rental;
Living with Friends and Family (Settled) - the person can reside in that home and
is able to return to that home; or living with a friend with a bedroom available for
the person’s use and access to domestic facilities; a caravan or boat that is viewed
by the Person as their permanent home. (ii) Supported Housing - regardless of the
duration of residency. (iii) Long Term Residential Healthcare.</li><li>Other Housed:
Refers to individuals living in transient/temporary accommodation that does not provide
a long-term solution to housing need. This was previously known as “Other unsettled
accommodation”</li><li>Bail/Probation Accommodation: Includes probation Approved Premises
(AP), Bail Accommodation Support Services (BASS) accommodation, Community Accommodation
Services (CAS3), and accommodation provided by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement
Service.</li><li>Homeless – not rough sleeping: The individual does not have any accommodation
they are entitled to occupy, or they have accommodation they are entitled to occupy
but they cannot be reasonably expected to occupy it for any reason. Either: the individual
occupies a property with no legal authority or permission to do so; Or the individual
may reside in night shelters, emergency hostels, direct access hostels or campsites.</li><li>Rough
Sleeping: The individual does not have any accommodation they are entitled to occupy,
or they have accommodation they are entitled to occupy but they cannot be reasonably
expected to occupy it for any reason. The individual sleeps in open air (such as on
the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or encampments) or in other places
not designed for habitation (such as stairwells, barns, sheds, car parks, cars, derelict
boats or stations).</li><li>Unknown: The accommodation status is unknown (either because
the status is awaiting assessment, or no status is recorded, or there are multiple
statuses, or due to other errors in the record, or there was no match between NOMIS
and Delius)</li><li>Offenders were considered to have an original address in Wales
based on the first of their most recent stated Home Address, Reception Address, Discharge
Address, Court Address, or Next of Kin Address. Less than 1% of releases did not have
any address information recorded, and have been excluded from this analysis.</li></ul>
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