Question follow-through · 44438

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to establish further Intensive Supervision Courts.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to establish further Intensive Supervision Courts.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to expanding the use of robust community alternatives to custody, keeping offenders in the community and offering the right package of support to rehabilitate offenders and stop the revolving door of the justice system. The In...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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