Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce reoffending rates in Gloucester constituency.

The Prison and Probation Service in the South West published their Reducing Reoffending Plan for 2022–25 on 9 August 2021, outlining priorities to reduce reoffending, prevent victims, and keep communities, including Gloucester, safe. Both the Plan and the latest Update for 2023 update can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regional-reducing-reoffending-plans.

Alongside taking forward the priorities in the regional Reducing Reoffending Plan, Gloucestershire Probation Delivery Unit is engaged with the Local Criminal Justice Board, the Reducing Reoffending Board and the Safer Gloucestershire Board, all of which bring together key statutory and voluntary organisations to work together to manage and reduce risk of harm and reoffending in the local area.