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Prisons: Literacy

Commons · Question 21909 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

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

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 13 Jan 2025

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...