Bishop of Ripon and Leeds welcomes education plans for young offenders

Bishop John Packer said he agreed “in principle” he agreed with the proposal to move the education provision over to local authorities.

But he added: “My fear, however, is that it will be underfunded and that because it is hidden away from the general population of those local authorities, not much pressure will be put on them actually to achieve the aims that are to be expressed in the Bill.

“I hope that there will be particular expression of the ways in which we can provide support and encouragement for young offenders.

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