MoJ highlights re-conviction rates

In advance of a national probation officers strike the Ministry of Justice has released figures highlighting the well-known fact that thousands of convicted offenders have one or more previous convictions under their belt.

The Times reports that the Ministry of Justice said the statistics highlight the ‘frightening scale of re-offending’ while Chris Grayling, Justice Secretary, claims that these figures also show that millions of taxpayers’ money have been put to waste.