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<p>We know that the economic and social cost of reoffending is approximately £18 billion
per year. Evidence also shows that prison leavers who get a job within a year after
release are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend compared to those
who do not.</p><p>The proportion of prisoners released from custody employed at six
months from their release rose by almost two thirds between April 2021 and March 2022.</p><p>We
are committed to delivering a presumption in favour of offering offenders the chance
to work in prison, on Release on Temporary Licence and on release, including by building
stronger links with employers. We are on track to roll out Prison Employment Leads,
Employment Hubs and Employment Advisory Boards across all 92 resettlement prisons
by April 2023. We are also developing a £21m Employability Innovation Fund to enable
more employers to work with prisons and deliver jobs on release.</p>
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