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I appreciate that you will introduce that legislation before summer recess and I am sure that we will have time to talk about it then, but that is not far away.
We believe that the only people who will get any true benefit from that will be those who are leaving prison and have a set release date, or care leavers who have a set date for when they will leave care.
Regulations under section 10(3) may provide for different provisions to come into force on different dates. Such regulations may also include transitional, transitory or saving provision.
Both the audit process and the final report offer a significant opportunity to galvanise and build on progress made to date to keep the promise and is widely anticipated.
We will ensure that Parliament is kept up to date on progress with the NPF. For now, we will continue to develop the reformed NPF before going out to a wider period of consultation in early 2026.
The new strategy should clarify the circumstances in which informal resolution is an appropriate starting point, rather than automatically using informal resolution in all cases (as appears to be ESS’s current policy). 11 Annex Response: ESS will consider its approach to enforcement during the development of its next strategic plan in the light of its experience to date. This will, of course, have to be done within the context of the 2021 Act.