his information could only be collated at disproportionate cost. The Ministry of Justice has published a one-off piece of analysis in collaboration with the Department for Education on understanding the educational background of offenders. The analysis compares the genders in a matched young offender cohort, broken down by sentencing disposal, educational attainment, pupil characteristics (such as Special Educational Needs), persistent absence and exclusion. See pages 45-51 in the Women and the Criminal Justice System 2019 report here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/women-and-the-criminal-justice-system-2019