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Young Offender Institutions: Education

Asked by Ben GoldsboroughLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 18 November 2024UIN 13898

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many planned education courses in young offenders institutes have been cancelled in each of the last five financial years; and what information she holds on the reasons for those cancellations.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The information is not available in the form requested.

It is not the practice to cancel courses, but they may be restricted on a day-to-day basis owing to staff unavailability. As part of the annual review of the curriculum, governors and their teams may decide to replace one course with another, based on the children’s needs.

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