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<p>Responsibility for prison education in England transferred from the Department
for Education to the Ministry of Justice in November 2016. We can therefore only supply
financial information for offender learning from that point onwards. Offender learning
includes education focussed on supporting offenders into employment, including activities
such as CV and interview training.</p><p> </p><p>The information below is taken from
Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service’s annual accounts.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Offender
learning spend:</strong></p><p>2015/16 - £145,682m</p><p>2016/17 - £146,682m</p><p>2017/18
- £158,274m</p><p> </p><p>We must ensure that offenders leave prison with the basic
skills that are essential to entering the workplace and with the skills employers
need. That is why we have put governors in full control of the education provided
in their prisons so that they can tailor it, both to their specific populations and
for the local jobs market.</p>
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