7th Report – Ending the cycle of reoffending – part one: rehabilitation in prisons
Select Committee
Justice Committee
HC 469
14 November 2025
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Conclusion
Rejected
We recognise the Government’s efforts to increase transparency around prison capacity, and its action towards ending the capacity crisis. However, the evidence we received demonstrates that the current level of overcrowding, in combination with a high number of staff vacancies, is having a profound impact on the ability of prisons …
Government Response Summary
The government rejects expanding the Annual Statement on Prison Capacity to include rehabilitation measures, stating it would be beyond its remit. It highlights that much of the requested information is already published through other reports and officials are considering further accountability on purposeful activity.