Prisoners: Literacy
Commons · Question 21913 · 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, if she will take steps to help tackle the (a) stigma and (b) barriers preventing prisoners from participating in literacy programs.
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...