Prisoners applying for early release on compassionate grounds should have their applications processed in an efficient and timely manner. This is especially important for terminally ill prisoners near the end of their lives. We recommend prisons identify a single member of staff to have overall responsibility for progressing an application for compassionate release. (Paragraph 97) Ageing prison population 47 The release and resettlement of older prisoners

Prisoners applying for early release on compassionate grounds should have their applications processed in an efficient and timely manner. This is especially important for terminally ill prisoners near the end of their lives. We recommend prisons identify a single member of staff to have overall responsibility for progressing an application for compassionate release. (Paragraph 97) Ageing prison population 47 The release and resettlement of older prisoners Type: recommendation | Number: 15 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: • HMPPS established the Residential Accommodation and Support Service in April 2019 (RASS). This was primarily to raise the profile of offender accommodation on a national platform; previously, offender accommodation was managed along regional lines. RASS does not provide sustainable accommodation f