Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21907
Prisons: Literacy
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Paul Davies
Labour — Colne 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 DakinThe 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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