Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 18064
Offenders: Employment
Tabled: 4 December 2024
Answered: 9 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support those with criminal records to reintegrate back into appropriate work.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinWe know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points for offenders released from custody. That is why we have committed to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with empl...
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