Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 191643

Reoffenders

Tabled: 28 June 2023

Answered: 6 July 2023

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a comparative assessment of reoffending rates in (a) the UK, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) Denmark and (d) other countries.

Answer

Damian Hinds

This Government is tackling the causes of reoffending to keep our communities safe.The overall proven reoffending rate for England and Wales was 24.4% in 2020/21, down from 31.6% in 2010/11, when we took over from the last Labour government. The overall p...

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