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Recommendation 33
33
Accepted
Paragraph: 141
The New Futures Network was established by the Ministry of Justice to build partnerships with...
Recommendation
The New Futures Network was established by the Ministry of Justice to build partnerships with employers and prisons. However, there is no published data as to what success it is having. The Ministry of Justice must publish annual data showing the number of employment opportunities it has found for former prisoners. The data must show the size of the companies the Network is engaging with to ensure that it is engaging with employers of all sizes, including small and medium sized employers.
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The government accepts the recommendation and will work to maximise workplace ROTL in the open and female estate, requiring development of a strategy for reshaping the regime, primarily in open prisons.
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141
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
We accept this recommendation in principle. NFN is part of HMPPS, which already publishes data on employment outcomes for prison leavers. Further, the network works with over 400 employers, many of which are SMEs. Auditing the size of individual employers would be administratively challenging both for NFN and the employers. Further, NFN is only one source of employment opportunities brought to prisons. Other sources include the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) Prison Work Coach, Education Providers, CFO3 providers, Employment Advisory Boards, and others. Therefore, data focusing on roles secured through NFN would only provide a partial view of the employment opportunities for prison leavers. We will explore ways to better demonstrate the work and impact of NFN.
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