Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 58534
Alternatives to Prison: Armed Forces
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the comparative annual cost per head of (a) incarceration and (b) military service for non-violent offenders.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinWe have no current plans to introduce military service as an alternative to custody. Therefore, no comparative cost analysis has been undertaken.Research indicates that sentences with a military focus do not reduce re-offending. The evidence shows that it...
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