Probation Service

Part of Opposition Day — [9th Allotted Day] — Qualified Teachers – in the House of Commons at 5:53 pm on 30 October 2013.

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Photo of Richard Graham Richard Graham Conservative, Gloucester 5:53, 30 October 2013

Will the hon. Gentleman explain what has happened to reoffending rates over the past 10 or 15 years? Have they got better or worse, or have they stayed the same? If they have stayed the same, does he not agree that something needs to be done differently? Secondly, does he not agree that the high rate of reoffending by those with sentences of fewer than 12 months needs to be tackled urgently?