“Everyone can see how much better off we all are, if people coming out of prison go into work with confidence for themselves and their families, with the prospect of avoiding the re-offending which ensnares the great majority of those leaving prison...
The social gains from this initiative are large and obvious but the main reason for doing it has always been a business need. National Grid and many other companies need to recruit more highly motivated trainees. It is a fact that the Young Offender Programme is helping them powerfully to do that.”