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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Children and Young People: Reoffending

Tuesday 14 May 2024 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Lilian Greenwood asked about the recent assessment of reoffending rates among children and young people.
  • The Minister responded that reoffending rates for children and young people have fallen from 40.4% to 32.2% over the past decade.
  • The Minister was invited to discuss restorative justice at Nottingham Playhouse by Lilian Greenwood.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Lilian Greenwood Lab Nottingham South
Crime & Law Enforcement Children & Families
Context

The MP asked about the assessment of reoffending rates trends and their implications for government policies.

Question

What recent assessment has been made of the potential implications for his policies of reoffending rates among children and young people?

Answer from Edward Argar

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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Not addressed: The answer provided statistics but did not address how these trends impact policy decisions directly.

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Q2 Lilian Greenwood Lab Nottingham South
Justice & Courts
Context

The MP referenced a play that highlights the potential power of restorative justice and asked about its role in reducing reoffending.

Question

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?

Answer from Edward Argar

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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