The Community Accommodation Service Tier-2 plays an important role in supporting the courts and prisons in making the best use of custody by providing an address for people on bail or licence who have no suitable accommodation. The Ministry of Justice should conduct an assessment of whether the 550 beds currently contracted through the Service is sufficient to meet the requirements of its core user groups, including the extent to which the absence of available accommodation may be an underlyi...

The Community Accommodation Service Tier-2 plays an important role in supporting the courts and prisons in making the best use of custody by providing an address for people on bail or licence who have no suitable accommodation. The Ministry of Justice should conduct an assessment of whether the 550 beds currently contracted through the Service is sufficient to meet the requirements of its core user groups, including the extent to which the absence of available accommodation may be an underlying contributory factor in defendants being remanded to custody. Type: conclusion | Number: 24 | Paragraph: 138 | Response status: accepted Government response: We accept this recommendation in principle. The use of video technology to conduct remand hearings remains challenging. However, to the extent that remote technologies are used, we agree we should ensure that the use of these technologies do not result in disparity of outcomes. The MoJ will therefor