| answer text |
<p>The Female Offender Strategy sets out our vision of fewer women entering the justice
system and serving short custodial sentences, and better conditions for those women
in custody. Support for women to help them address the often complex needs that underlie
their offending is essential to delivering the vision of the female offender strategy.
This is why, across government, we are investing £5 million of funding over two years
in community provision for women. This funding will help to sustain and enhance existing
services, and will create new services where there is currently a gap.</p><p> </p><p>Services
such as women’s centres receive funding from a range of sources. We will look at the
scope to increase the sustainability of the sector as we take forward implementation
of our strategy.</p>
|
 |
