§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners completed 517W (a) an offending behaviour programme and (b) a sex offenders treatment programme in each year since 1996 to present; and if he will make a statement. [153605]
§ Mr. BoatengThe number of prisoners completing an offender behaviour programme can be found in the table.
Year Number of accredited offending bahaviour programme completions in the Prison Service 1996–97 1,373 1997–98 2,240 1998–99 3,132 1999–2000 4,669 1 April 2000 to 31 January 20011 4,034 1 The most recent date for which statistics are available The number of prisoners completing a Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) can be found in the table.
Year Number of accredited SOTP completions in the Prison Service 1996–97 663 1997–98 671 1998–99 456 1999–2000 588 1 April 2000 to 31 January 20011 332 1 The most recent date for which statistics are available The figures for 1996 to 2000 do not represent the gross number of offending behaviour completions by the Prison Service during those years. Each establishment is audited annually on the quality of programme delivery and their number of completions adjusted in line with the score that they are awarded. However, the figures for completions during the present financial year have not yet been adjusted in this way.