Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's strategy is on the future of the Probation Service.

Overall reoffending rates have barely changed over the last decade. Under our Transforming Rehabilitation Reforms, we will draw on the best services from across the public, private and voluntary sectors so that we can deliver better rehabilitation support to more offenders, reduce the number of potential victims and make our communities safer. For the first time in recent history, virtually every offender released from custody will receive statutory supervision and rehabilitation in the community.