§ Mr Keith BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action he has taken to implement the recommendations relevant to his Department in the Social Exclusion Unit report Reducing Re-offending by Ex-prisoners. [76808]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisI refer my right hon. Friend to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Social Exclusion and Women on 24 October. Responsibility for co-ordinating action to implement the recommendations of the Social Exclusion Unit report "Reducing Re-offending by Ex-prisoners" rests with the Home Office, where a new unit, the Adult Offenders Rehabilitation Unit has been set up. This unit will, in due course, produce an action plan detailing how the recommendations will be taken forward. Interdepartmental groups of ministers and officials will be convened to oversee the work of this unit. The Social Exclusion Unit remains fully involved in monitoring and facilitating progress through its implementation team.
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