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Expansion of prison kitchen training scheme to cut reoffending
Thousands of offenders will be diverted away from crime by the expansion of a catering training scheme in prisons across England and Wales.
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the Clink Kitchens training programme to expand to up to 70 prisons
training reduces reoffending rates by 32% and will transform the lives and prospects of thousands of offenders
part of government’s commitment to build back safer by cutting reoffending, which costs the taxpayer £18 billion a year
Over the next 3 years, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and The Clink charity have agreed to extend their training programme, currently already operating in HMPs High Down, Cardiff, Brixton and Styal, to offenders working in an additional 70 prison kitchens.