FAWCETT'S COMMISSION ON WOMEN AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Early day motion 813, tabled 2 March 2005 by Judy Mallaber (Labour). Signed by 78 members.

That this House welcomes the re-launch of Fawcett's Commission on Women and the Criminal Justice System; notes that since the Commission reported that women suffer widespread disadvantage throughout the system in March 2004, 12 women have taken their own lives in prison; welcomes, following the Commission's urgent call for community provision specifically for women offenders, the Government's commitment to funding pilot community centres for women offenders linked to local resources; and calls upon the Government to resource this provision adequately to halt the shockingly high levels of suicide and self-harm among vulnerable women in custody.

Signatures by party: Labour 57, Liberal Democrat 9, Labour/Co-operative 7, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 1, UUP 1.