(2) what discussions he has had with (a) ClearSprings and (b) Cambridgeshire Probation Service on the allocation of residential accommodation for offenders in the Peterborough City Council area; and if he will make a statement.
Only those offenders who could be released on Home detention curfew (HDC) who have no suitable address to go to, and following a thorough risk assessment by the prison governor, can be accommodated under the bail accommodation and support service provided by ClearSprings. I advised the hon. Member on 29 January that there are four HDC releases accommodated in Peterborough. The scheme aims to help them move on into more permanent accommodation and to help them into training and/or work.
The National Offender Manager for the East of England determined the accommodation required relative to the location of courts and local establishments. Liaison is ongoing with Cambridgeshire probation with regular meetings and written communications.