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<p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) plans the provision of accredited
programmes by obtaining a national overview of demand, and more local analyses to
understand demand at sites in order to plan provision. This enables us to identify
a demand above supply, for example where the Parole Board is limiting progression
due to a lack of provision, we are able to identify this and make changes to the provision.</p><p>
</p><p>It is the responsibility of HMPPS, not the Parole Board, to assess the suitability
and eligibility of offenders for accredited programmes as part of their wider sentence
plan. We have a wide range of accredited programmes for prisoners to attend where
they are identified as suitable. We always try to ensure that courses are available
to prisoners at a suitable time in their sentence.</p>
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