Helen Grant the junior justice minister appears in front of the justice committee on 25th March 2013 at 09 30 hrs. Whilst we welcome the coalition government's commitment to treat women offenders from a gendered perspective, we would like to take the opportunity to ask some questions to broaden the debate.
A detailed interview outlining Mrs Grant's proposals can be found here here
1. Will the justice minister expand on what will happen to existing women's diversion centers and whether NOMS will continue to fund until commissioning for transforming justice are published which could take up to 2 years?
A detailed interview outlining Mrs Grant's proposals can be found here here
1. Will the justice minister expand on what will happen to existing women's diversion centers and whether NOMS will continue to fund until commissioning for transforming justice are published which could take up to 2 years?
2. Will the minister explain how she envisages working with existing providers to bring best
practices gathered from the diversion centers what opportunities will there be
to bring new providers with experience of working with vulnerable women in the
sector already?
3. What steps are being taken to ensure vulnerable women are
not further damaged by exposure to inexperienced workers subcontracted to large
prime providers with no track record or
success in working with this group?
4. Will the minister
consider making the Bangkok Rules the minimum requirements for any
agency wishing to work with women offenders?
5. The minister states she wishes to punish women, rehabilitate women
and transform justice simultaneously.
These are 3 outcomes which require different strategies and outputs and
might be irreconcilable. Could she
explain her priorities?
6. Does the minister undertake to implement gender main streaming
as opposed to gender equality? Women are
not men, solutions and sentences need to reflect motherhood, discrimination and
other issues specific to women.
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