Written questions

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

Commons · Question 22520 · Tabled 7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Allison Gardner

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending among people released on licence.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 15 Jan 2025

This Government is committed to reducing reoffending by giving prison leavers, including those released early on licence, the tools they need to turn their backs on crime. To do that, we will increase prisoners’ access to purposeful activity, such as educ...