Offenders: Employment
Commons · Question 48403 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help promote support groups that provide training for employment for former prisoners.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 7 May 2025
We are committed to breaking the cycle of re-offending, by better supporting prisons to link with employers and the voluntary sector to get more people with convictions into work. We know that finding employment after release reduces the chances of re-off...