A question on #Offenders #Employment tabled by Dr Allison Gardner on 04-12-2024 has been answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin.

Heading: Offenders: Employment
Question ID: 1746989
UIN: 18064
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-04
Asking Member ID: 5334
Asking Member display name: Dr Allison Gardner
Asking Member handle: AllisonCGardner
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AllisonCGardner
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support those with criminal records to reintegrate back into appropriate work.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2024-12-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4056
Answering Member display name: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answer text: We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points for offenders released from custody. That is why we have committed to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with empl...
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Answering body ID: 54
Answering body name: Ministry of Justice
Tweeted: true