§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners had successfully completed(a) an offending behaviour programme and (b) a sex offender treatment programme by the most recent date for which figures are available; [151249]
(2) how many prisoners he estimates will have completed (a) an offending behaviour programme and (b) a sex offenders treatment programme by 31 March; and if he will make a statement. [151248]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Prison Service estimates that between 1 April 2000 and 31 March 2001 there will be 6,512 completions of accredited offending behaviour programmes, of which 849 will be of the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (by 31 January there had been 4,034 completions, 332 of the Sex Offender Treatment Programme). However, these figures precede the annual round of audit and quality assurance, which determines the final number of formally recognised completions.
Between 1992, when the Prison Service introduced accredited offending behaviour programmes, and 31 March 2000 there have been 13,986 completions of formally audited and quality assured programmes, of which 4,094 were of the Sex Offender Treatment Programme.