Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87194

Reoffenders

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role neighbourhood policing teams play in identifying people at risk of repeated low-level offending linked to homelessness or substance misuse.

Answer

Sarah Jones

Prolific offenders and those in a cycle of reoffending commit a disproportionate amount of crime and societal harm and generate outsized demand for the police, criminal justice system and public services, making them an important focus for intervention.Ev...

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