Prisoners: Literacy
Lords · Question HL83 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Rennard
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the proportion of people held in prisons with significant difficulties with literacy.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 31 Jul 2024
The literacy and numeracy skills of all prisoners are assessed on entry to custody. Data on education participation in prison are published annually as official statistics in the Prison Education Statistics and Accredited Programmes in Custody publication...