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<p>The Department has undertaken several outcome evaluations of accredited offending
behaviour programmes, and further evaluations are currently underway. In 2018 we invested
in new resources to address the backlog in evaluations. Impact evaluations may not
be suitable for all accredited programmes due to the low volume of participants. In
these circumstances other types of evaluations are undertaken, for example studies
to assess whether delivery is in line with the evidence.</p><p> </p><p>All accredited
programmes are assessed against a set of principles which are drawn from the evidence
base about what works and considered against the latest thinking internationally.
All programmes are subject to evaluation, but this can take many years due to the
sample sizes required to meet academic standards.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Secretary
of State’s policy to make accredited offending behaviour programmes available to people
convicted of crime. An evaluation plan must be submitted in order to achieve initial
accreditation and the evaluation results must be provided to achieve reaccreditation
(usually after 5 years). Accreditation also requires that the programme is designed
based on the best available evidence, and that robust monitoring of practice is in
place.</p><p> </p><p>Research has shown that HMPPS programmes, when properly targeted,
can reduce reoffending by 8 percentage points, and up to 17 percentage points for
violent offenders.</p>
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