Speeches by Cox.

“Yes, thank you. Going back to CAS2, would you say there is enough provision currently?”

“Thank you, Chair.”

“That is what I am trying to get at. What is the mechanism by which they fall through the net and how can we collectively close that? We also heard from people that suicide risk is much higher if people are not securely housed within two weeks of leaving prison. That was a very clear steer we had. Does anyone else want …”

“If someone does not turn up and you are expecting them, what happens?”

“Would it not be massively useful to you as an organisation to have that data?”

“Can you not chase it down?”

“You are waiting for them to engage with you. Is that fair?”

“Yes. Is there a significant difference between women’s experience of this service, would you say?”

“What is the scale of Nacro’s involvement in this provision?”

“You are the only provider.”

“Good afternoon. I am Pam Cox. I am the MP for Colchester. My interests are as declared on the register, but I am also the chair of the APPG on penal reform.”

“We will broaden out the discussion to the CAS2 provision and I will direct my comments to Peter, if I may. Could you provide an overview of the CAS2 accommodation, how it works and the differences for provision for women as well, please?”

“When we are talking about people who are released on licence, at what point do you find out that they are about to be released on licence? How do you know what their housing needs are?”

“Going back to some of the work we did earlier in this Committee about when people are released from prison and they do not have anywhere to go, despite all the provision we are discussing today, how do those gaps happen? How is it that someone walks out of prison with nowhere to go?”

“Bringing up people as well, yes.”

“Is it the same with Nacro?”

“Thank you. They are all my questions.”

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