Question follow-through · 87184
Reoffenders: Community Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community sentences in addressing the (a) health and (b) social needs of people who repeatedly reoffend.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 31 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 10 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
31 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of community sentences in addressing the (a) health and (b) social needs of people who repeatedly reoffend.
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Nov 2025
Answer published
We are committed to diverting vulnerable offenders with mental health and substance misuse needs away from prison or out of the criminal justice system altogether, where appropriate.Many people who have committed low-level offences can be managed more eff...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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