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<p>The Government’s primary responsibility is to protect the public. Accredited programmes
aim both to protect the public and to reduce re-offending: they are part of a range
of rehabilitation and risk reduction opportunities available in prisons. In recent
years, there has been a change in emphasis, away from shorter, moderate-intensity
programmes, in favour of longer, higher-intensity programmes. H M Prison & Probation
Service remains committed to supporting the progression of those serving indeterminate
(IPP) and life sentences of imprisonment, so that the Parole Board may direct their
release, or re-release, as soon as it is safe to do so.</p><p>To aid recovery planning
for offending behaviour programmes following the pandemic, we have put in place new
data collection systems. These enable us to provide the requested information in relation
to 2021, and this is set out in the table below. We do not hold information prior
to that date.</p><p>The information provided covers both offending behaviour and sexual
offending programmes. Substance misuse programmes are the responsibility of NHS commissioners
and we do not hold information in relation to them. The table shows the number of
IPP prisoners waiting to commence an accredited general, violence, domestic violence,
or sexual offending programme, based on information gathered from prisons which run
accredited offending behaviour programmes, in data snapshots in January, April and
August 2021. The information has been drawn from local records and, as with any large-scale
reporting tool, may be subject to inaccuracies as well as subject to change.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offending
Behaviour Programmes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sexual Offending Programmes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Jan 2021 Q3 20/21</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
April 2021 Q4 20/21</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Aug 2021 Q1 21/22</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
numbers presented reflect those who are fully assessed as suitable and identified
as motivated and waiting for a place. Whilst these individuals are currently listed
as awaiting a place, individual readiness to start a programme can change.</p>
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