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<p>Remand prisoners are eligible to access education and training. The prison education
curriculum is based on the needs of learners and is flexible according to any changes
in population profile. Education providers are managed through key performance indicators
and service levels which do not disincentivise remand prisoners.</p><p>In 2022, HMPPS
has been testing a number of new initiatives designed to meet the specific needs of
remand prisoners in HMP Wandsworth, including a life-skills course to help people
on remand develop communication and decision-making skills, and dedicated staff to
obtain ID for prisoners, build their employability skills and link them with employers.
There is also a new team of remand peer mentors to support wellbeing and encourage
engagement with the regime.</p><p>In terms of financial assistance, remand prisoners
are eligible for support from DWP’s Prison Work Coaches with making a claim for Universal
Credit on their release from prison.</p><p>Prison Service Instruction (PSI) 72/2011,
Discharge sets out policy on the discharging of prisoners, which includes provision
of financial assistance available upon release. All eligible prisoners receive a Subsistence
Payment of £82.39 on release. Prisoners who are discharged, after spending time in
custody on remand, are currently ineligible for the Subsistence Payment. However,
all prisoners, regardless of their eligibility to receive the Subsistence Payment,
are provided with a travel warrant or a payment of fares to their destination in the
United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland.</p><p>As
part of the ongoing review of the wider Discharge PSI and in response to the recommendations
made by the Justice Select Committee in its 2023 report on The Role of Adult Custodial
Remand in the Criminal Justice System, we are considering eligibility of those on
remand for the Subsistence Payment.</p>
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