Written questions

Offenders: Employment

Commons · Question 61731 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of effectiveness of her Department's programmes for supporting offenders in returning to employment in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 30 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...