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Justice Committee

16 June 2026

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The Committee opens its final evidence session, establishes interests and the Minister’s portfolio, then explores his two‑year rehabilitation agenda, focusing on the Sentencing Act’s presumption against short sentences, greater probation role, capacity pressures and the relationship between official monitoring bodies and ministerial assessments.

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Opening, ministerial remit and Sentencing Act

00:04

Opening, interests and Minister’s remit

00:04

Minister’s two‑year overview — Sentencing Act and probation focus

02:08

Sentencing Act — impact on capacity and IMB vs HMIP

06:35

HMP Doncaster competition, procurement investigation and operator market

10:41

Releases in error and digital transformation

15:48

Releases in error — current failures and digitisation funding

15:48

Justice ID, tech upgrades and defining ‘tolerable’ release errors

19:52

IPP prisoners, recalls and risk management

23:01

IPP prisoners — over‑tariff cohort and in‑prison support

23:01

IPP recalls, ‘revolving door’ concerns and open conditions

29:00

Post‑release deaths, homelessness, health and women’s mental health

33:38

Post‑release deaths, homelessness and substance misuse

33:38

Housing targets, Single Accommodation Service and prisoner health

37:42

Women offenders — Mental Health Act reforms and intensive supervision courts

42:13

Rehabilitation, purposeful activity, employment and women’s provision

44:58

Purposeful activity, third sector access and prison employment

44:58

Community employment support, DWP coordination and CRS replacement

49:32

Residential alternatives to custody and women’s centres

53:47

Probation workforce pressures and Sentencing Act supervision model

58:43

Probation caseloads, workforce pressures and digital tools

58:43

Sentencing Act progression model and risk‑focused supervision

01:03:19

Electronic monitoring expansion, contracts and recalls strategy

01:11:04

Electronic monitoring expansion, Serco performance and contract levers

01:11:04

EM strategy, trauma‑informed use and safeguarding for women

01:18:23

Recalls, IPP recall growth and shifting probation to highest‑risk

01:22:09

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Justice Committee

16 June 2026

Justice Committee Tue, 16 Jun 2026 House of Commons

00:03 - 00:31

Speaker 3

Good afternoon, welcome to this session of the Justice Select Committee, which is our final evidence session and therefore a ministerial session on our major inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement. I will ask our principal guest, Lord Timpson, the Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, to introduce himself and his colleagues in a moment. First, we will do our declarations of interest, beginning with Ashley Fox.

00:31 - 00:38

Speaker 9

I'm Ashley Fox, the Member of Parliament for Bridgwater. I'm a former solicitor and my interests are on the register.

00:38 - 00:56

Speaker 3

I'm Andy Slaughter, the MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick. I'm the chair of the committee. I'm a non-practising barrister, I'm a member of the Unite and GMB trade unions, and a member of two justice— patron of two justice-related charities, the Hammersmith Law Centre and the Upper Room for ex-offenders.

00:56 - 01:10

Speaker 2

Hello, I'm Tessa Munt and I'm the Member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills, which is in Somerset. Everything's on the register, but I will just point out I'm a director of Whistleblowers UK, which is a not-for-profit organisation.

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