Question follow-through · 1403

Alternatives to Prison: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) cost efficiency of alternative to detention pilot projects operated by her Department; and what assessment she has made of the potential m

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Home Office
Tabled
23 Jul 2024
Target answer date
26 Jul 2024
Answer
26 Jul 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) cost efficiency of alternative to detention pilot projects operated by her Department; and what assessment she has made of the potential m

  2. 26 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The Department will keep under review the feasibility of alternative to detention pilots, taking account of effectiveness and cost efficiency, as part of our plans to transform the asylum and returns system.

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