Children and Young People Reoffending 2024-05-14
2024-05-14
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Q1
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The MP asked about the assessment of reoffending rates trends and their implications for government policies.
What recent assessment has been made of the potential implications for his policies of reoffending rates among children and young people?
Over the 10 years to 2022, proven reoffending rates, cautions and convictions for children and young people have fallen from 40.4% to 32.2%. Although there has been a slight uptick over the past year, the fact remains that reoffending by children and young people has fallen significantly under this Government.
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Assessment & feedback
The answer provided statistics but did not address how these trends impact policy decisions directly.
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Q2
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The MP referenced a play that highlights the potential power of restorative justice and asked about its role in reducing reoffending.
What role does the Minister believe restorative justice can and should play in tackling reoffending, which has risen for the first time in a decade among adults and children?
I am grateful to the hon. Lady not just for her question, but for her kind invitation to visit Nottingham Playhouse—it is just up the road from my constituency in Leicestershire, so I might take her up on that. In answer to her substantive question, although decisions on restorative justice are a matter for judges—there are relevant considerations to take into account—I see restorative justice as one element of a package that can help to reduce reoffending and get children and young people who commit crime back on to the straight and narrow.
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Assessment & feedback
The answer provided general thoughts but did not specify concrete actions or policies involving restorative justice.
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