This publication provides key statistics relating to the reoffending of offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, or received a caution. Latest figures for the three-month October to December 2022 offender cohort.

We regularly carry out work to improve our statistics and geography breakdowns, therefore please refer to the latest publication for the most up-to-date figures.

The bulletin is produced and handled by the Ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff.

Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

• Ministry of Justice: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State; Permanent Secretary; Deputy Director, Reducing Reoffending; Deputy Director, Service Design; Deputy Director of Probation Policy; Deputy Director, Public Protection Group; Deputy Director, Data and Analysis; relevant private secretaries, special advisors (x1); press officers (x5); analysts (x7); and policy officials (x3).
• Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): Director General CEO, Head Of Assurance and Performance, Director General and Chief Operating Officer Prisons; Deputy Director, Reducing Reoffending; and policy official (x1).
• Youth Justice Board (YJB): YJB analysts (x1).

This publication provides key statistics relating to the reoffending of offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, or received a caution. Latest figures for the three-monthly October to December 2020 offender cohort are provided.

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As part of this edition of the proven reoffending statistics, the following are also being released:

• Serious Further Offences (SFO) 2022

We regularly carry out work to improve our statistics and geography breakdowns, therefore please refer to the latest publication for the most up to date figures.

The bulletin is produced and handled by the Ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff.

Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice: Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State; Permanent Secretary; Deputy Director, Reducing Reoffending; Deputy Director, Service Design; Deputy Director of Probation Policy; Deputy Director, Public Protection Group; Deputy Director, Data and Evidence as a Service; relevant private secretaries (x2), special advisors (x3); press officers (x13); analysts (x9); and policy officials (x3).

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): Deputy Director, Reducing Reoffending; and policy official (x1).

Youth Justice Board (YJB): YJB analysts (x1).

The report is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

For further information about the Justice Data Lab, please refer to the following guidance:

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Key findings this quarter

Two requests are being published this quarter: The Thinking Skills Programme (2010-2019), and Lancashire Women – second request (2015-2021).

The Thinking Skills Programme (2010 – 2019)

There are two Thinking Skills Programme (TSP) reports which evaluate (a) the impact on reoffending behaviour, and (b) the impact on prison misconduct, for individuals who participated in the TSP. The TSP is an accredited offending behaviour programme designed and delivered by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).

Impact evaluation of prison-based TSP on reoffending

The reoffending study involved a treatment group of 20,293 adults (18,555 males, 1,738 females) who participated in the TSP in custody between 2010 and 2019. Proven reoffending was measured over a two-year period from the point of release from custody.

Over a two-year period from release, men who participated in the TSP were less likely to reoffend, reoffended less frequently, and took longer to reoffend, compared to similar males who did not participate in the TSP. These results were statistically significant and the effect sizes were very small.

Results indicated that over a two-year period following release, females who participated in the TSP reoffended less frequently, compared to similar females who did not participate in the TSP. These results were statistically significant with very small effect sizes.

Impact evaluation of the TSP on prison misconduct

The prison misconduct study involved a treatment group of 13,891 adults (12,938 males, and 953 females) who participated in the TSP between 2011 and 2019.

The male headline analysis results showed that over a 6-month period after starting the TSP those who had participated were less likely to receive an adjudication compared to males who did not participate in the TSP and received an adjudication less frequently. These results had very small effect sizes and were statistically significant.

The female headline analyses showed that over a 6-month period after starting the TSP females who had participated in the TSP received any form of adjudication less frequently compared to those who did not participate in the TSP. This result had a very small effect size and was statistically significant.

Lancashire Women – Second request (2015-2021)

Lancashire Women support women involved, or at risk of involvement, in the criminal justice system. The gender specific organisation offers support around societal stigmas, housing, emotional wellbeing, education, employment, and family and relationships. This is the second JDL evaluation for Lancashire Women, looking at programme participants between 2015 and 2021.

The overall results show that those who took part in the Lancashire Women were less likely to reoffend, reoffended less frequently and took longer to reoffend than those who did not take part. These results were statistically significant.

Justice Data Lab service: available reoffending data

The Justice Data Lab team have brought in reoffending data for the second quarter of 2021 into the service. It is now possible for an organisation to submit information on the individuals it was working with up to the end of June 2021, in addition to during the years 2002 to 2020.

Pre-release access

The bulletins are produced and handled by the Ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons: Minister of State, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Special Advisers, Permanent Secretary, Deputy Head of News, 1 Director General, 6 press officers, 18 policy officials, and 5 analytical officials. Relevant Special Advisers and Private Office staff of Ministers and senior officials may have access to pre-release figures to inform briefing and handling arrangements.

The compendium of reoffending statistics and analysis contains a selection of papers summarising analysis produced by the Ministry of Justice on reoffending.

The report is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. For further information about the Justice Data Lab, please refer to the following guidance.

Key findings this quarter

Two reports are being published this quarter: Prisoners Education Trust (4th analysis) and Resolve accredited programme.

Prisoners’ Education Trust (4th analysis)

Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) funds prisoners to study courses via distance learning in subjects and at levels that are not generally available through mainstream education.

This analysis looked at the employment outcomes and reoffending behaviour of 9,041 adults who received grants for distance learning through Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) schemes between 2001 and 2017. This analysis is a follow up of previous PET analyses which looked at the reoffending behaviour and employment outcomes of a smaller group of people.

The overall results show that those who received PET grants were less likely to reoffend in the year after their release from prison and more likely to be employed, compared with a group of similar offenders who did not receive these grants.

Resolve accredited programme

Resolve is a moderate intensity accredited programme designed and delivered by HMPPS. The prison-based programme is a cognitive-behavioural therapy-informed offending behaviour programme, which aims to improve outcomes related to violence in adult males who are of a medium risk of reoffending.

The analysis looked at the reoffending behaviour of 2,509 adult males who participated in the Resolve custody programme at some point between 2011 and 2018 and who were released from prison between 2011 and 2018. It covers one and two-year general and violent reoffending measures.

The headline results for one-year proven general reoffending (includes all reoffending) show that those who took part in the programme in England and Wales were less likely to reoffend, reoffended less frequently and took longer to reoffend than those how did not take part. The headline results for two-year proven general reoffending show that those who took part were less likely to reoffend, reoffended less frequently and took longer to reoffend that those how did not take part. These results were statistically significant.

For proven violent reoffences (a subset of general reoffending), the headline one and two-year results did not show that the programme had a statistically significant effect on a person’s reoffending behaviour, but this should not be taken to mean it fails to have an effect.

Further analyses were also conducted to examine the specific effects of Resolve on relevant sub-groups for proven general reoffending and violent reoffending. Among the one-year violent sub-analyses, those who only participated in Resolve were significantly less likely to reoffend violently and reoffended violently less frequently than those who did not take part. There were no statistically significant sub-analyses for the two-year violent measures.

Justice Data Lab service: available reoffending data

Organisation can submit information on the individuals they were working with between 2002 and the end of March 2018. The bulletin is produced and handled by the Ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons: Ministry of Justice Secretary of State, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Minister for Prisons and Probation, Permanent Secretary, Director General of Policy and Strategy Group, Director General for Prisons, Director General for Probation, Chief Financial Officer, Head of News, 2 Chief Press Officers, 11 policy and analytical advisers for reducing reoffending and rehabilitation policy, special advisors, 4 press officers, and 6 private secretaries.

Details

The Electronic Monitoring Statistics publication is published to ensure transparency of the use and delivery of electronic monitoring across England and Wales. It contains details of the number of individuals with an active electronic device fitted, the numbers of new notification orders and the completed orders. This publication covers the period up to 30 June 2024.

Pre-release list

The Electronic Monitoring Statistics publication is produced and handled by the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation (HMPPS)

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Permanent Secretary; Director General of Probation and Wales; Media Special Advisor; HMPPS Change Executive Director; Electronic Monitoring SRO; Head of Electronic Monitoring Future Services; Associate Commercial Specialist; Electronic Monitoring Operational Policy Lead; Head of Electronic Monitoring Operations; Head of Electronic Monitoring Contract Management; Head of Future Service Quality & Performance; Electronic Monitoring and Early Resolution Policy Lead; Head of Prisons, Probation and Reoffending, and Head of Profession for Statistics; Head of HMPPS Performance; Head of MOJ Strategic Performance; relevant Press Officers (x4); Senior Digital Content Manager

Home Office

Electronic Monitoring Service Delivery Lead

Biennial statistics on the representation of sex groups as victims, suspects, defendants, offenders and employees in the Criminal Justice System.

These reports are released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Pre-release access

The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:

Ministry of Justice

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Minister of State for Prisons and Probation; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State; Lords spokesperson – Ministry of Justice; Permanent Secretary; Director General, Chief Financial Officer; Deputy Director, Bail, Sentencing and Release Policy; Director, Offender and Youth Justice Policy; Director General, Policy and Strategy Group; Director, Data & Analytical Services Directorate Acting Head of Justice Statistics Analytical Services; Head of Criminal Court Statistics; Head of HMPPS Equalities Statistics; Lead on HMPPS Equalities report; Head YJB Statistics; Senior Data Analyst, YJB; Legal Aid Statistician; Head of Prison and Probation Statistics; Team Leader, Prison Statistics; Reoffending, Probation and Payment by Results Statistics; Senior Statistical Officer; Statistical Officer; Acting Head of Data Innovation, Analysis and Linking; Head of Sentencing, Criminal Records and Community Justice Policy, Policy Lead, Female Offenders; 7 Policy Advisors; 10 Private Secretaries; Head of News; 5 Press Officers; 1 Special Advisor.

Home Office

Home Secretary; Minister of State for Crime and Policing; Permanent Secretary, Home Office; Director of Crime, Home Office; Chief Statistician; Head of Crime and Policing Statistics; 3 Crime and Policing Analysts; 3 Police Powers Unit Policy; Policing Minister’s Private Office; 3 Private Secretaries; 3 Press Officers.

Lord Chief Justice’s Office

Lord Chief Justice; Head of the Criminal Justice Team; and 2 Private Secretaries.

Office for National Statistics

2 Research Officers.

Department for Education

2 Research Officers; and 1 Press Officer.

NHS England

1 Analyst.

HM Inspectorate of Prisons

1 Research Officer.

The report is released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. For further information about the Justice Data Lab, please refer to the following guidance.

Key findings this quarter

One request is being published this quarter: Penrose CJS

Penrose CJS

Penrose CJS supported men mainly between the ages of 26 and 50 (at the date of release) who were sentenced to less than 12 months in custody under the Offender Rehabilitation Act (ORA).

The overall results show that those who took part in the intervention had a lower one-year proven reoffending rate, and lower reoffending frequency compared to a matched comparison group.

Justice Data Lab service: available reoffending data

The Justice Data Lab team have brought in reoffending data for the first quarter of 2018 into the service. It is now possible for an organisation to submit information on the individuals it was working with up to the end of March 2018, in addition to during the years 2002 to 2017.

The bulletin is produced and handled by the Ministry’s analytical professionals and production staff. Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons: Ministry of Justice Secretary of State, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State - Minister for Prisons and Probation, Acting Permanent Secretary, Director General of Offender Reform and Commissioning Group, Acting Head of News, Chief Press Officer, 11 policy and analytical advisers for reducing reoffending and rehabilitation policy, special advisors, 2 press officers, and 4 private secretaries.