Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 28197

Criminal Proceedings: Training

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that peer mentors in the criminal justice system are adequately trained and supported in their roles.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Peer mentoring already plays an important role in supporting rehabilitation within prison and probation services. It is currently used in various ways, including providing lived experience insights of probation community requirements, and direct one-to-on...

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