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Written question asked by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 July 2017. It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Sex Offender Treatment Programme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's report, Impact evaluation of the prison-based Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme, published on 30 June 2017, when the decision was made to halt that programme.

Answer

The HM Prison and Probation Service Executive Committee took the operational decision to cease delivery of the Core and Extended Sex Offender Treatment Programmes and accelerate transition to the Horizon and Kaizen programmes in February 2017 following receipt of the peer reviewed evaluation report and advice from the independent Correctional Services Accreditation and Advisory Panel.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4604
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Sex offender treatment programme
Link
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