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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 January 2006. It was answered by Fiona Mactaggart (Labour) on Monday, 2 October 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Young Offenders

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have left a young offenders institution without (a) unemployment and (b) accommodation in each of the past eight years.
Answer

The information is as follows:(a) It is a disproportionate cost to separate Employment from Education and Training outcomes for prisoners released prior to April 2005.Education Training and Employment (ETE) outcomes also include those who attended Freshstart appointments at Jobcentre Plus.Freshstart is the initiative whereby prisoners who do not have a job or training place to go to on release are linked into employment, training and benefits advice and support immediately after release.Information on the number of those leaving young offender institutions without ETE outcomes has been collected since 2002 and is given in the following table:

Table (a)
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Discharges 12,206 11,974 12,611
Number discharged with no recorded education, training or employment place 9,631 7,710 6,853
Percentage discharged with no recorded education, training or employment place 79 64 54

(b) Information on the numbers leaving young offender institutions with no accommodation is available from 2003 onwards, and is given in the following table:

Table (b)
2003-04 2004-05
Discharges 11,974 12,611
Number discharged with no recorded accommodation 2,664 1,673
Percentage discharged with no recorded accommodation 22 13

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
42165; 449 c2663-4W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Prisoners' release Young offenders
Link
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