Bridget Phillipson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2014-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 209W, on the Computer Misuse Act 1990, how his Department measures compliance with the Government’s cyber security strategy when rehabilitating and managing offenders convicted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990; and if he will make a statement.

Jeremy Wright

Public protection is the first priority in offender management and it is rehabilitation that best secures this in the long-term. Those working with offenders may routinely assess risk and progress of sentenced offenders under supervision in the community or custody. These assessments will in turn inform offender management decisions regarding the interventions offered or controls applied to an individual.

Progress against the Government’s wider Cyber Security Strategy was published in December 2013.