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date less than 2022-01-19more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice remove filter
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Probation: Death remove filter
house id 2 more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have died while under probation supervision where COVID-19 was considered a factor in their death; and how many of these individuals were recorded as having no stable accommodation at the time of death. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Bradley more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-02more like thismore than 2022-02-02
answer text <p>From March 2020 to the end of December 2021 a total of 81 people died while under probation supervision having tested positive for COVID-19 within 60 days of death or where it was confirmed post-mortem as a contributing factor. This data was published in the December edition of the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) COVID-19 statistics monthly series.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of individuals who were recorded as having no stable accommodation at the time of death could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise how important it is that everyone leaving prison should have somewhere to live, as accommodation enables offenders to hold down a job and reduces the likelihood of them re-offending. Our Prisons White Paper sets out our vision that no-one subject to probation supervision is released from prison homeless. By 2024-25 we will spend £200 million a year to reduce reoffending, including improving prison leavers’ access to accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure offenders are not homeless upon release, HMPPS has developed a Community Accommodation Service (CAS) so that people leaving prison can access suitable accommodation. CAS brings Approved Premises (AP), Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS), and a new provision of transitional accommodation together under the auspices of one accommodation system.</p>
answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-02T15:49:12.767Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-02T15:49:12.767Z
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label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Bradley more like this