The Ministry decided not to set targets because achieving them would be reliant on bodies independent of the Ministry, including other government departments and the judiciary.47 We asked the Ministry about the impact of this decision on cross-government working.48 It told us that Ministers across government are reviewing what outcomes they want to see and how best to measure progress towards them and that the new cross- departmental Women in the CJS and at risk of entering the CJS board (cha...

The Ministry decided not to set targets because achieving them would be reliant on bodies independent of the Ministry, including other government departments and the judiciary.47 We asked the Ministry about the impact of this decision on cross-government working.48 It told us that Ministers across government are reviewing what outcomes they want to see and how best to measure progress towards them and that the new cross- departmental Women in the CJS and at risk of entering the CJS board (chaired by a Justice Minister) is working on what these measures will look like. The Ministry accepted that the female offender programme had not been tight Type: conclusion | Number: 16 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 5: PAC conclusion: It is not clear how Parliament, the public and other stakeholders can hold the Ministry to account for delivery of the strategy’s commitments. 5: PAC recommendation: The Ministry must clarify what it aims to deliver via the strategy and its pro