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1727665

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Steve Race
	uin	4463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government will act to reduce reoffending by giving offenders leaving prison the tools to move away from crime.</p><p>This will include improving prisoners' access to purposeful activity, such as education; delivering pre-release plans for all those leaving custody; and ensuring that ex-offenders leave prison with a job and the skills needed to lead law abiding lives.</p><p>We are also supporting prisoners with a mental health or substance misuse need into treatment and are building stronger links with health partners to support continued engagement with treatment for prison leavers.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 10/09/2024 09:43:19 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	5064

1726486

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest recidivism rates for all released prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is reducing reoffending by giving prison leavers the tools to move away from crime.</p><p>The latest available data for England and Wales shows that 37.0% of adults released from custody between April 2021 and March 2022 were proven to have reoffended within 12 months of release.</p><p>We do not currently measure reoffending rates for released prisoners receiving benefits, on training schemes for job placements or in work (although the latter will be featured in future publications of proven reoffending statistics, with the first due for release in October 2024).</p><p>We do, however, know from previous research that offenders who leave custody into employment are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend, and there is a similar percentage point reduction in reoffending for those who have engaged in any form of in-prison education.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL611 HL612 HL613 question first answered 06/09/2024 12:45:23 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1726487

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest recidivism rates for released prisoners receiving benefits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is reducing reoffending by giving prison leavers the tools to move away from crime.</p><p>The latest available data for England and Wales shows that 37.0% of adults released from custody between April 2021 and March 2022 were proven to have reoffended within 12 months of release.</p><p>We do not currently measure reoffending rates for released prisoners receiving benefits, on training schemes for job placements or in work (although the latter will be featured in future publications of proven reoffending statistics, with the first due for release in October 2024).</p><p>We do, however, know from previous research that offenders who leave custody into employment are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend, and there is a similar percentage point reduction in reoffending for those who have engaged in any form of in-prison education.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL610 HL612 HL613 question first answered 06/09/2024 12:45:23 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1726488

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest recidivism rates for released prisoners on training schemes for job placements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is reducing reoffending by giving prison leavers the tools to move away from crime.</p><p>The latest available data for England and Wales shows that 37.0% of adults released from custody between April 2021 and March 2022 were proven to have reoffended within 12 months of release.</p><p>We do not currently measure reoffending rates for released prisoners receiving benefits, on training schemes for job placements or in work (although the latter will be featured in future publications of proven reoffending statistics, with the first due for release in October 2024).</p><p>We do, however, know from previous research that offenders who leave custody into employment are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend, and there is a similar percentage point reduction in reoffending for those who have engaged in any form of in-prison education.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL610 HL611 HL613 question first answered 06/09/2024 12:45:23 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1726489

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest recidivism rates for released prisoners in work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hain
	uin	HL613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government is reducing reoffending by giving prison leavers the tools to move away from crime.</p><p>The latest available data for England and Wales shows that 37.0% of adults released from custody between April 2021 and March 2022 were proven to have reoffended within 12 months of release.</p><p>We do not currently measure reoffending rates for released prisoners receiving benefits, on training schemes for job placements or in work (although the latter will be featured in future publications of proven reoffending statistics, with the first due for release in October 2024).</p><p>We do, however, know from previous research that offenders who leave custody into employment are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend, and there is a similar percentage point reduction in reoffending for those who have engaged in any form of in-prison education.</p> answering member printed Lord Timpson grouped question UIN HL610 HL611 HL612 question first answered 06/09/2024 12:45:23 answering member 5364 label Biography information for Lord Timpson
	tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

1726364

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help ensure that the probation service works closely with other services critical to reducing reoffending.
	tabling member constituency	South Devon
	tabling member printed	Caroline Voaden
	uin	3548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The role of the Probation Service is crucial in protecting the public, turning offenders’ lives around, and providing a path of reintegration into the community to ultimately break the cycle of reoffending. The Probation Service works collaboratively with many partner organisations across the criminal justice system – police forces, local authorities, health providers, the third sector, and others – to drive down offending and keep our streets safe.</p><p>There are already great examples of partnership working between HMPPS and others. For example, in Greater Manchester, HMPPS’s temporary accommodation provision is delivered in partnership between HMPPS and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, to improve efficiency and outcomes. We will continue to encourage and facilitate participation of partners to ensure the services provided are fit for purpose and meet local needs.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 06/09/2024 12:38:54 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	5216

1726365

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the work of the prison and probation services work with (a) smaller organisations that cannot easily compete for commissioned contracts and (b) other third sector organisations involved in reducing reoffending.
	tabling member constituency	South Devon
	tabling member printed	Caroline Voaden
	uin	3549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>I want to acknowledge the valuable work that the third sector does in supporting the work of the Department. Officials meet regularly with the third sector to discuss mutual areas of interest.</p><p>To provide services that are best value for money, responsive to local need, and fit for purpose, it is important that organisations of all sizes can participate in contracts.</p><p>HMPPS is working to encourage and facilitate participation of voluntary community and social enterprises in the justice system, by simplifying contracting processes for lower value contracts to make them more accessible for third sector organisations. There is ongoing work to support and upskill the sector in the bidding process.</p><p>Furthermore, as part of our planning to recommission current services, we are engaging with interested parties, including current and potential suppliers, the third sector, prison and probation staff, and people in prison and on probation to support the commissioning and design of future services.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 06/09/2024 12:39:55 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	5216

1726367

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recalls to prison there were of people on licence in England and Wales in each of the last ten years for which figures are available; and what plans she has to reduce the number of recalls to prison.
	tabling member constituency	South Devon
	tabling member printed	Caroline Voaden
	uin	3551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The number of recalls to custody recorded in the ten years from 2013 to 2023 is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Recall Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Recalls</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>21,467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>21,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>24,268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>26,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>24,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>22,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>23,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>27,820</p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol start="1"><li><p>The table above shows the number of recalls not the number of offenders – an offender may be recalled more than once.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. As such, figures are subject to change as information is updated.</p></li></ol><p>Data source: Public Protection Unit Database (PPUD)</p><p>The Government’s absolute focus is on public protection. Offenders on licence can be swiftly recalled to prison if they breach their licence conditions in such a way as to indicate that their risk has increased and they are about to commit further offences. The recall of an offender to custody is an important public protection measure but our priority is to reduce reoffending and the risks presented by offenders, so that they do not need to be recalled in order to protect the public.</p><p>Additionally, HMPPS has issued guidance to the probation practitioners, to ensure all safe alternatives to recall are considered before a decision is taken to recall an offender. HMPPS has also re-invigorated the Secretary of State’s power to release recalled offenders following a risk assessed recall review without reference to the Parole Board.</p><p>With public protection as our top priority, we continue to work across government to ensure that we take the necessary steps to reduce the recall population and keep the system functioning safely.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 11/09/2024 16:11:51 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	5216

1724282

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policy to change the automatic release point to 40% for certain standard determinate sentences on reoffending rates.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	2235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2024 answer text <p>Prisoners released on SDS40 will be subject to licence and liable to recall to prison if they do not comply or are judged a risk to public safety. Reoffending rates are published regularly on an annual and quarterly basis. The most recent rates are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/proven-reoffending-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/proven-reoffending-statistics</a>.</p><p>A critical element of reducing reoffending is ensuring offenders leaving prison can access the support they need to resettle effectively into the community. There are clear processes in place to ensure all releases are carefully managed by Prison and Probation staff. An offender’s resettlement needs are assessed on their arrival into the prison estate, with appropriate provision arranged in advance of release. When the release date is changed, as is the case with SDS40, this provision is realigned to that new release date.</p><p>As with any offender being released, where victims are receiving the services of the Victim Contact Scheme (VCS) or the Victim Notification Scheme (VNS), they will be informed about the release of an offender.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 03/09/2024 15:22:05 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1722847

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Reoffenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of previous (a) cautions and (b) convictions was for offenders who were sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (i) possession of a blade or point, (ii) possession of an offensive weapon, (iii) common assault, (iv) assaulting a police officer, (v) sexual assault, (vi) a public order offence, (vii) theft, (viii) robbery, (ix) burglary, (x) a drug-related offence, (xi) criminal damage, (xii) breach of an anti-social behaviour order, (xiii) fraud and (xiv) vehicle taking in each year since 2007.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	1352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table attached with this answer. The table includes data covering the period 2007 – 2023, on the average number of a) previous convictions and b) previous cautions of offenders who were given an immediate custodial sentence when convicted for a specified offence. That is not to say that the offender was not sentenced to immediate custody for another offence prior to this conviction.</p><p>This data is not regularly published or held in an easily accessible format. The information supplied has been sourced from a complicated retrieval from the Police National Computer database.</p><p>It should be noted that sentencing decisions in individual cases are for the independent judiciary.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 31/07/2024 09:50:30 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin attachment 1 file name 2024-07-31 PQ 1352 table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien