We are working closing with the West Midlands Combined Authority on the implementation of the Skills Deal, which is designed to help tackle the skills and productivity gap in the region. This includes supporting them to maximise the opportunities of the Apprenticeship Levy; and to drive adult learning and retraining in digital skills via a pilot that will inform the National Retraining Scheme.<\/p>
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From the 2019/20 academic year, the adult education budget will be devolved to the West Midlands Combined Authority. Once devolved, the combined authority will decide how best to use this funding, to meet the needs of their residents and the local economy. The department has worked very closely with officials in the combined authority to support their preparations, and a strong relationship has been established. A Memorandum of Understanding between the department and the combined authority establishes a collaborative way of working at all levels to maximise the potential of adult education devolution.<\/p>
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We are also establishing Skills Advisory Panels, which bring together local employers and skills providers to pool knowledge on skills and labour market needs, and to work together to understand and address key local challenges. Both the West Midlands Mayoral Combined Authority and Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership were in the first phase of local areas, working with the department to develop the policy. The West Midlands Combined Authority has already held its inaugural meeting of its Skills Advisory Panel in November 2018. The department is working with all panels across England, including in the Midlands, to establish their Skills Advisory Panels by October 2019, in line with the guidance[1] the department published in December 2018.<\/p>
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We are also supporting, alongside other government departments, the Midlands Engine\u2019s Vision for Growth, which includes tackling the mismatch between business skills needs and the skill levels of residents in the region.<\/p>
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[1] Department for Education (DfE) (December 2018) Skills Advisory Panels: Guidance on the Role and Governance, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762629/Skills_Advisory_Panels-Guidance_on_the_Role_and_Governance.pdf<\/a> and DfE (December 2018) Skills Advisory Panels Analytical Toolkit, avaialbe at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-advisory-panels-analytical-toolkit<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1043085/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We are unable to provide data based on the total number of prisoners who were given custodial sentences in Nottinghamshire and were homeless before sentencing as this data isn\u2019t held. Instead the following table sets out the number of people of no fixed abode serving sentences who had an origin address link to Nottinghamshire and who were held in prisons at intervals since 2015. It does not include those held on remand, who are held on a non-criminal basis or those held in immigration removal centres.<\/p> <\/p>
March<\/strong><\/p><\/td> June<\/strong><\/p><\/td> September<\/strong><\/p><\/td> December<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 125<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td> 151<\/p><\/td> 147<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 141<\/p><\/td> 142<\/p><\/td> 161<\/p><\/td> 149<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 132<\/p><\/td> 150<\/p><\/td> 139<\/p><\/td> 147<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works to ensure that prisoners due to be released from prison have accommodation arranged for them upon release. It is recognised that securing suitable accommodation is a vital part of an offender's resettlement, and we are working collaboratively with other government departments and interested parties to ensure that we meet the accommodation needs for prisoners on their release. There are currently 100 Approved Premises (AP), providing over 2,200 bed spaces nationally. The recent introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 will also help facilitate resettlement for the prisoners back into areas without APs.<\/p> <\/p> The Government published its Rough Sleeping Strategy in August 2018, launching a £100 million initiative to reduce and ultimately eliminate rough sleeping across England. As part of this strategy, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), will be investing approximately £6m in a pilot scheme to support ex-offenders secure suitable accommodation upon release; the pilots will operate in HMPs Pentonville, Bristol and Leeds.<\/p>"}
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