§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made during 1973 with the introduction of non-custodial penalties, both those involving community service and involving attendance at day-training centres, and with the provision of probation and bail hostels.
§ Mr. CarlisleExperiments with community service by offenders are in operation in six probation and after-care areas and with day training centres in three areas. Another experimental day training centre will open later this month.
Six probation and after-care committees have agreed to undertake further experiments with bail hostels for men. One hostel is expected to open before the end of the year and premises have been acquired for a second. A limited experiment began in London with places 130W in an after-care hostel for women on bail.
A further 28 probation and after-care committees have been invited to provide probation hostels for adult offenders. One hostel has been opened and two more are expected to come into service before the end of the year.