Some improvements but a long way to go: a national survey of local authorities on the provision of social care for people released from prison

• Main Authors: Claire Hargreaves (Author), Amy Roberts (Author), Wendy Taylor (Author), Katrina Forsyth (Author), Catherine Robinson (Author), Jennifer Shaw (Author), Susan Tucker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The provision of social care for people in prison in England has historically been lacking. Seeking to address this, the 2014 Care Act clarified that local authorities are responsible for identifying, assessing and meeting prisoners' social care needs. Against this background, in 2020...