Offenders: Employment
Commons · Question 18064 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Allison Gardner
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support those with criminal records to reintegrate back into appropriate work.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 9 Dec 2024
We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points for offenders released from custody. That is why we have committed to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with empl...