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Require Government to clarify scale and rationale for planned prison education cuts and their impact

Recommendation
We expect the Government to urgently clarify the scale and rationale for any planned cuts to prison education budgets. It must set out how it plans to ensure that all prisons retain the funding necessary to deliver core education provision. The Ministry of Justice must also publish an assessment of the likely impact of these cuts on prisoner outcomes and reoffending rates, as well as an equality impact assessment for this cut. (Recommendation, Paragraph 132)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 30 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.8 yr
Report published 14 Nov 2025