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<p>We do not currently hold the data as requested.</p><p> </p><p>Based on matched
MOJ-DWP data on the proportion of working age adult offenders released from prison
in 2011/12 who were in P45 employment one year after release we know that there is
no difference in P45 employment rates over a one year period for those serving sentences
of fewer or greater than 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>For those serving custodial sentences
of <strong>fewer than 12 months</strong>;</p><p> </p><ul><li>17% were in P45 employment
one year after release from prison</li></ul><p> </p><p>And for those serving custodial
sentences of <strong>greater than 12 months</strong>;</p><p> </p><ul><li>17% were
in P45 employment one year after release from prison</li></ul><p> </p><p>More recent
data from 2014/15 indicates that at a national level, 26.5% of prisoners were entering
employment upon release, but this data was self-reported and we don’t have a split
in this rate for length of sentence served.</p><p> </p><p>Securing employment after
a sentence has a positive impact on rates of reoffending. Offenders who found P45
employment in the twelve months after release from prison had one year re-offending
rates that were 6-9 percentage points lower than similar offenders who did not find
employment.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we have launched the Education and Employment
Strategy. The strategy will create a system in which each prisoner is set on a path
to employment from the outset, with prison education and work geared towards employment
on release.</p><p> </p><p>Our strategy includes a range of initiatives to support
this ambition. For example, we will empower governors to commission education provision
that leads to work, we will engage and persuade employers to take on ex-prisoners
via the New Futures Network (NFN) and we will consult governors and employers on proposals
to increase the opportunities available to prisoners to gain experience in real workplaces
through Release On Temporary Licence.</p>
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