Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21907

Prisons: Literacy

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle the shortage of qualified (a) teachers and (b) staff to provide literacy education in prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
The recruitment of qualified teachers is primarily a matter for the prison education providers. HMPPS is working with education providers to reduce teacher vacancies. The vacancy rate for all providers has reduced over the last few months. As of 15 Decemb...

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