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...