Social Firms UK

 Executive summary

Helping ex-offenders to fi nd employment is key to helping people reintegrate into society. As a provider of services to offenders, we commissioned ReputationInc to conduct a research study, and this report presents our fi ndings. Following a review of previous research, we identifi ed the main issues which affect the employment rate of ex-offenders. This helped to develop and inform our primary research, examining the views of employers when considering ex-offenders for vacancies. We also conducted a series of interviews with UK employers and an online survey of 300 UK employers.

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 The primary purpose of this report is to inform NOMS about the current level of activity of social enterprises working with prisons and probation services in England. Its secondary purpose is to assist the social enterprise sector to position itself to develop new opportunities identified by the findings.

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

You can view the 2010 Compendium on the Ministry of Justice website - click here.