Justice Data Lab Analysis: Re-offending Behaviour After Support from City & Guilds (Extension of Analysis Published in February 2017)

This document describes an evaluation of the impact of City & Guilds educational courses offered to offenders in UK prisons, aimed at reducing reoffending rates and aiding employment post-release. The evaluation used data analysis to measure reoffending rates, frequency, and time to first reoffence among offenders who took courses in various disciplines, including Construction, Hospitality, Maths/English, Hair/Beauty, Business, and Employability. Results indicate that courses in Construction, Hospitality, and Maths/English significantly reduce reoffending likelihood, while the impact of other courses is less clear. The evaluation also includes detailed results, group profiles, and methodological approaches, such as matching treatment and comparison groups. City & Guilds, with a history dating back to 1878, supports around 50,000 learners annually across 120 prisons and has been recognized as the exclusive provider of qualifications in several industries within the prison system. The organization acknowledges the positive effects of their programs on reoffending rates, as validated by the Justice Data Lab analysis, and continues to advocate for skills training as a transformative tool for offenders and society. The document, which includes statistical analyses, tables, and contact information, is released under the Open Government Licence. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Matching
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: January 2019

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes