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<p>We have responded to your request in line with the statistical definition of offending
behaviour programmes (OBP) used in the HMPPS Annual Digest and HMPPS Offender Equality
Report. Therefore, Sexual Offender Treatment Programmes and Substance Misuse Programmes
have been excluded.</p><p>National data on all prisoner enrolments (starts) and completions
in prison-delivered accredited OBPs are collected and published annually.</p><p>The
latest available statistics are from April 2019 to March 2020 and were published this
month. This data will include some individuals who may have attended more than one
accredited programme over time. The available national data does not provide further
break-down by those currently in custody or by sentence type to be able to identify
who accessed a programme after the expiry of their tariff period. However, data-gathering
and further analysis has been able to provide some of the information requested in
line with the statistical definition which are primarily for general, domestic violence
and violence related offending behaviour programmes. The accredited programmes data
was matched with the National Offender Management Information System to obtain data
on tariff expiry and this process achieved a 90% match rate of records between the
two sources.</p><p>The table attached provides the number of indeterminate sentenced
prisoners serving a life sentence, and those serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection
(IPP) sentence who (a) enrolled on and (b) completed a general or violence offending
behaviour course after the expiry of their tariff.</p><p>The Government’s primary
responsibility is to protect the public. Accredited programmes aim to protect the
public and reduce reoffending and are part of a range of rehabilitation and risk reduction
opportunities available. In recent years, there has been a reinvestment from shorter,
moderate intensity programmes in favour of longer, higher intensity programmes. HM
Prison and Probation Service remains committed to supporting the progression of those
serving IPP and life sentences in custody, so that the Parole Board may direct their
release, or as the case may be, re-release, as soon as it is safe to do so.</p>
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