§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy objective of his Department's annual payment to the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. [129528]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 7 July 2000]: The Home Office funds the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) in pursuit of Home Office objectives in the prevention of crime, the resettlement of offenders, the prevention of reoffending, the delivery of justice fairly and equally to all and the promotion of the confidence of all communities in the criminal justice system. This includes projects in crime prevention, research and evaluation, offender employment and housing. NACRO also pursues work for the Prison Service in areas of resettlement, race and women's issues.