The large number of people being remanded for non-violent offences suggests that many are being remanded due to repeat offending. This repeat non-violent offending is often symptomatic of underlying vulnerabilities, such as drug abuse, homelessness and mental ill-health, for which there is currently a lack of community provision. We believe that there should be more co-ordinated investment across departments including the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education i...

The large number of people being remanded for non-violent offences suggests that many are being remanded due to repeat offending. This repeat non-violent offending is often symptomatic of underlying vulnerabilities, such as drug abuse, homelessness and mental ill-health, for which there is currently a lack of community provision. We believe that there should be more co-ordinated investment across departments including the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education in community services to divert people from this repeated criminal activity before they reach the stage where the criminal justice system sees no option b Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 18 | Response status: partially_accepted Government response: We partially accept this recommendation. As part of the Government’s ongoing work to effectively manage the prison remand population, we are already working with the judiciary in considering the operation of the Bail Act 1976 and how it is app