Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 March 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 15 March 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what areas intensive supervision and monitoring schemes will be implemented.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what areas intensive supervision and monitoring schemes will be implemented. [159805] Paul Goggins: Currently there are 14 Intensive Supervision and Monitoring Schemes (ISMs) running in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Grimsby, Hastings, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Nottingham and Stoke funded or part-funded by the National Probation Service until March 2004. The proposals contained in Reducing Crime-- Changing Lives and the provisions contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 will shape the way work with persistent offenders is developed in the future. Many elements of the ISMs will satisfy the requirements of the new generic sentence, and will also contribute to Custody Minus, Intermittent Custody and other intensive interventions such as the Intensive Control and Change Programme. Future plans to work with persistent offenders will also be incorporated into the regional resettlement strategies which are currently being developed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 159805; 419 c147-8W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Alternatives to prison Intensive supervision and surveillance programme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk