Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 22520

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending among people released on licence.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
This Government is committed to reducing reoffending by giving prison leavers, including those released early on licence, the tools they need to turn their backs on crime. To do that, we will increase prisoners’ access to purposeful activity, such as educ...

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