Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution – in the Senedd at 2:39 pm on 24 November 2021.
Thank you. Three years ago, I attended the event held in Wrexham by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service in Wales to discuss the 'Strengthening probation, building confidence' paper, under which all offender management services in Wales sit within the National Probation Service from last year. The HM Prison and Probation Service in Wales would explore options for the commissioning of rehabilitative services, such as interventions and community payback; they would build upon the unique arrangements they already have in Wales through their established prisons and probation directorate, and on existing successful local partnerships, better reflecting the devolved responsibilities of the Welsh Government.
In your September statement this year, you said that you're
'working with Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, the Home Office and the Police and Crime Commissioners on the Youth Justice and Female Offending Blueprints, including the establishment of a Residential Women's Centre in Wales'— which the social justice Minister referred to earlier—
'and the development of a new delivery model for the Welsh secure estate for justice and looked after children.'
What therefore is the current state of play regarding this?