Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21909

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 support the use of (a) technology and (b) digital resources to enhance literacy education in prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Reading is a priority for HMPPS, and improving prisoner literacy is a key aim of prison education and plays an important role in supporting rehabilitation and reducing reoffending. Formal literacy teaching follows national accredited qualifications, which...

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