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Recommendation 27
27
Rejected
Paragraph: 116
We recognise the reality of prison life and that prisoners may be transferred, often at...
Recommendation
We recognise the reality of prison life and that prisoners may be transferred, often at short notice. The Ministry of Justice must look at the ways that this can cause as little harm to their education as possible. We have already recommended that digital passports are introduced. We also recommend that the Ministry of Justice introduce modular courses in prisons for education and skills qualifications. This would allow prisoners to “bank” units of a qualification as they complete them, thereby reducing the disruption caused by prison transfers.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation to introduce modular courses, stating they want to prioritise initiatives that will make the greatest difference to rehabilitation and reducing reoffending - in particular, apprenticeships and skills bootcamps.
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116
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government · verbatim extract
Rejected
We accept this recommendation. Most courses on offer are already unit or module-based to allow ease of transfer.
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