§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the completion rates were for offenders commencing Probation Service accredited programmes in(a) 2001–02 and (b) 2002–03, broken down by programme type. [131167]
§ Paul GogginsIn 2001–02 the percentage of offenders completing Probation Service accredited programmes, as a proportion of starts, was 37 per cent. This figure reached 48 per cent. in 2002–03. The proportion of starts to completions, as a percentage, per programme type is 263W shown in the final two columns of the table. These are national figures and are subject to variation from area to area.
It should be noted that the nature of programmes and the delivery structure means that offenders who start a programme in a given year do not necessarily complete the programme in that year. 2001 was the first year of implementation of programmes, and the rollout of programmes is continuing through 2003–04.
Accredited programme completion rates 2001–02 and 2002–03 Programme Percentage completions/
starts
(2001–02)
Percentage completions/
starts
(2002–03)
Think First 39 55 Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) 33 55 Reasoning & Rehabilitation (R&R) 29 33 Priestly 1:1 32 39 Addressing Substance Related Offending (ASRO) 33 32 Programme for Addressing Substance Misuse (PRISM)1 100 8 Sex Offender Group Programme (SOGP) 110 23 Aggression Replacement Training (ART) 0 30 Drink/Drive 17 43 Domestic Violence 2 55 Focus on Violence for Males (FOVM) 58 78 Focus on Violence for Females (FOVF)1 89 89 Real Women1 n/a 43 Cognitive Skills Booster1 n/a 133 All 37 48 1 The numbers starting these programmes are very small. Real Women and Cognitive Skills Booster are still at the pilot stage.