Probation Service: Community-sentenced Offenders

Debate between Lord McNally and Lord Bishop of Leicester

Tuesday 5th March 2013 Lords Chamber

[Lord McNally]

My Lords, part of the exercise is what is roughly called “payment by results” for those that take on these undertakings if they manage to achieve a rehabilitation, which means people not reoffending within a specific time. Part of the problem we face is that nearly half of offenders leaving prison reoffend within one year. We hope that the system will incentivise those providing services to think creatively about rehabilitation. The worst thing for victims and the taxpayer is this revolving door, which successive Administrations are faced with and which, I believe, the rehabilitation proposals we are bringing in give us a real chance of breaking into.

[The Lord Bishop of Leicester]

My Lords, given the proposals—