Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 100715

Prisons: Higher Education

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Pam Cox

Labour — Colchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are participating in higher education courses.

Answer

Jake Richards

According to the Open University, as of 18 December 2025, there are 1,486 students who are currently in custody enrolled on Open University higher education programmes for the 2025/26 academic year, and a further 413 on licence in the community, totalling...

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