Offenders: Employment Schemes
Commons · Question 60876 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support employment opportunities for ex-offenders.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 25 Jun 2025
We know that finding employment after release reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. That is why the Government’s manifesto commits to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with e...