Community Accommodation Service Tier 2 (CAS-2) process evaluation
This report presents the findings of the process evaluation of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 2 (CAS-2).
Applies to England and Wales
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The Community Accommodation Service Tier 2 (CAS‑2) provides temporary accommodation and structured support to eligible men and women in England and Wales – predominantly, those subject to bail conditions or Home Detention Curfew (HDC) – who might otherwise remain in custody due to lack of suitable or available housing. Since October 2022, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) have contracted delivery of CAS-2 services to social justice charity Nacro.
A process evaluation of CAS-2 was commissioned by HMPPS to assess whether the service was being delivered as intended, in line with expected service standards, and if there were any barriers or enablers to delivery.
This report presents findings from the mixed-methods process evaluation, drawn from a series of property observations and qualitative interviews with CAS-2 stakeholders conducted between June and August 2025, as well as quantitative analysis of CAS-2 monitoring information between April 2023 and March 2025.