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UIN 7955

Prisoners: Higher Education

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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5 January 2024

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15 January 2024 · Answer

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Education

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15 January 2024

Education

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were participating in higher education courses as of 5 January 2024.

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  1. 5 January 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were participating in higher education courses as of 5 January 2024.

    Source: Commons

  2. 15 January 2024

    Answer

    As higher education is predominantly undertaken outside the core education contracts, the available figures are those we receive from the Open University (OU) on prisoners attending its courses. The OU reports that on 5 January 2024, 1761 prisoners were u...

    Source: Written answer

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