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Recommendation 34
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Accepted
Paragraph: 144
Release on Temporary Licence allows relationships to develop between prisoners and employers and allows prisoners...
Recommendation
Release on Temporary Licence allows relationships to develop between prisoners and employers and allows prisoners to require vital employment skills. The Government must ensure that greater use is made of Release on Temporary Licence for work placements, thus enabling prisoners to receive employment experience towards the end of their sentence.
Government Response Summary
The government accepts this recommendation. They will change the legislation to enable apprenticeships for prisoners to start in the autumn.
Paragraph Reference:
144
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Government Response: Not just another brick in the wall: why prisoners need an education 15 to climb the ladder of opportunity We accept this recommendation. Apprenticeships offer prisoners a life-changing chance to gain the skills they need to secure a rewarding career. Evidence shows that prison leavers in work are significantly less likely to re-offend and that businesses benefit from hiring ex-offenders. Together with the MoJ, DfE is working at pace to introduce apprenticeships for those in prison and who are close to being released. We expect to make the necessary changes to legislation by the autumn to allow the first apprenticeship starts in the autumn. Initially, up to 100 prisoners a year will be supported to begin an apprenticeship in custody.