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Young Offender Institutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) lack of access to education and (b) prolonged cell confinement on the (i) rehabilitation and (ii) future prospects of children in young offen

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
22 Oct 2024
Target answer date
24 Oct 2024
Answer
30 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) lack of access to education and (b) prolonged cell confinement on the (i) rehabilitation and (ii) future prospects of children in young offen

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Learning services are reviewed annually, following completion of a needs analysis that evaluates the success, progress, and achievement of each course, taking account of the interests of children, their prior attainment, and their changing needs. The Yout...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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2 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to develop a coordinated strategy for managing the health and wellbeing of children in custodial settings during future pandemics.

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Youth Custody: Diseases

2 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to prisons on supporting children in custody in different pandemic scenarios.

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Prisoners: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to ensure that all prisoners have access to high-quality literacy programs.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle the shortage of qualified (a) teachers and (b) staff to provide literacy education in prisons.

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Prisons: Education and Training

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to take steps to integrate prisoner literacy programs with other (a) educational and (b) vocational training opportunities.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to support the use of (a) technology and (b) digital resources to enhance literacy education in prisons.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is taking steps to tailor literacy programmes for prisoners (a) with learning disabilities and (b) for whom English is a second language.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) assess (i) feedback from and (ii) outcomes of and (b) improve literacy programmes for prisoners.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is taking steps to form partnerships with (a) external organisations and (b) volunteers to support literacy initiatives in prisons.

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Prisoners: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help tackle the (a) stigma and (b) barriers preventing prisoners from participating in literacy programs.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will allocate funding to support research on effective literacy interventions for prisoners.

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Prisons: Literacy

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how she measures the success of literacy programs; and if she will set benchmarks to track progress of those programs.