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Recommendation 32
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Accepted in Part
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No-one understands the skills market better than employers.
Recommendation
No-one understands the skills market better than employers. Local partnership with employers is key to identifying and providing the necessary skills for the job market. During our inquiry, we heard of some fantastic partnerships between prisons and businesses. However, these examples are too few. The Ministry of Justice must build on this and significantly expand this approach. Prisons must be able to react to the needs of employers. We welcome the announcements in the Government’s White Paper to improve links between prisons and businesses, such as the establishment of Employment Advisers and local Employment Boards. The Ministry of Justice must in its response to our Report set out clear timetables for the changes announced in its White Paper on Prisons Strategy.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation in principle but states that auditing the size of individual employers would be administratively challenging and that NFN is only one source of employment, but will explore ways to better demonstrate the work and impact of NFN.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
14 Government Response: Not just another brick in the wall: why prisoners need an education to climb the ladder of opportunity We accept this recommendation. By April 2023, all resettlement prisons will have a Prison Employment Lead and Employment Advisory Board in place, who will act as a link between prisons and employers, making sure that prisoners use their time behind bars to gain the skills and links to job opportunities they need to head straight into work upon release.
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