To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Community Rehabilitation Companies; and what evidence they have to demonstrate that part-privatisation of the probation services is keeping the public safe and turning discharged prisoners' lives around.
Answered on
19 October 2017
We closely monitor and robustly manage Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments and deliver effective probation services.
Data on CRC performance against service levels are published quarterly, with the latest data published in July: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-and-annual-2016-to-2017. The first set of final reoffending data for offenders supervised by CRCs will be published later this month and thereafter data will be published quarterly.
We have already taken action to change CRC contracts so they can focus on critical operational services, and we continue to work with them to ensure they protect the public and rehabilitate offenders.