Question follow-through · 98799

Crime Prevention: Arts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of arts and culture programmes on reducing and preventing youth crime.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of arts and culture programmes on reducing and preventing youth crime.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice recognises the important role that arts and culture can play in engaging children and supporting positive outcomes.Evidence from the 2025 publication by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, ‘The effects of arts and culture ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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