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HANSARDFemale Offender StrategyI think I answered the noble and learned Lord’s question earlier: no, we have not delivered the five, but we are in the later stages of delivering the first one, as a pilot in…29 Sept 2020HANSARDFemale Offender StrategyI thank the noble Lord for the question. What he talks about is in the strategy called whole-systems approach, I think. With the whole-systems approach, where the private, public…29 Sept 2020HANSARDFemale Offender StrategyI thank my noble friend. We do remain committed to the strategy. We also think that it is flexible enough, within its policies, to be able to deal with the situation we find…29 Sept 2020HANSARDFemale Offender StrategyI thank the noble Baroness. Yes, of course, the more money we have the better but, when we talk about the prison estate, we are investing £2.5 billion and some of that will, of…29 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 (Exception) Regulations 2020That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 16 September .24 Sept 2020HANSARDProbation Workforce StrategyMy Lords, the Probation Workforce Strategy outlines our investment in the probation workforce, which supports its vital role in reducing reoffending. We are committed to…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperThe issues that the noble Lord talks about are why we have this White Paper. We know there are things that need to be looked at. The White Paper is there for people to look at and…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI agree with the noble Lord that rehabilitation, both in prisons and in the community, is of utmost importance. That is why a great deal of the White Paper talks about how we will…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI do not think they will, my Lords. Neurodivergent individuals—who I think the noble Lord was talking about—are very overrepresented in the criminal justice system and need more…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI thank the noble and learned Lord for his comments. I think I have answered this. It is out of my level of government involvement and the scope of the White Paper.21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperFirst, the noble Lord is absolutely right that for a family who have lost a loved one to violent crime, it is a terrible thing—but, yes, we need to make sure offenders are looked…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI am afraid I do not agree with the noble Lord totally. A lot of people do not accept how much Covid-19 has affected services such as the courts service. That does not mean the…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI apologise to the noble Baroness, but I could not hear the majority of what she said, and I do not think the rest of the Front Bench could either. I wonder whether we could take…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperMy Lords, that is exactly why the Government are looking to invest in our prisons, but we have to ensure that the public understand and have confidence in the system. They are…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperMy Lords, as someone who has spent 25 years in local government, I am sure it is understood that local government is important in delivering. As the noble Lord said, it is about…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI thank my noble friend for her question. As I said, we are creating 10,000 additional prison places, on top of those being delivered by Wellingborough and Glen Parva. These new…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperYes, prisons need investment. That is why we are putting in £2.5 billion to be spent on prisons, not just for additional places but for upgrading prisons that need upgrading. It…21 Sept 2020HANSARDProbation Workforce StrategyMy Lords, I do not know about the history that the noble and learned Lord mentions, but I know that we have committed and professional staff in the probation service who will work…21 Sept 2020HANSARDProbation Workforce StrategyWe know that the workforce issues are about not just the recruitment but the retention, as the noble Lord says, of some really excellent staff. It is important, and we must admit…21 Sept 2020HANSARDProbation Workforce StrategyMy Lords, the noble Lord is right that the probation service never does anything on its own. It is important that it looks to work with local authorities, the private sector and…21 Sept 2020