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必赢体育app中国官方网站's Building Southern business were delighted to take part in the opening event of the new workshop at HMP High Down, where guest of honour, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice  met with prisoners who worked on the scheme through placements with 必赢体育app中国官方网站, and are now continuing careers in construction.

Delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the establishment at HMP High Down, the new DHL workshop has been designed and built by 必赢体育app中国官方网站 and included paid placements for eight prisoners during construction through its Construction Mentorship Partnering Scheme, which provides prisoners with valuable work experience that will also benefit them once they are released when looking for work.

Going forward, the workshop will provide real-word training and work opportunities to 90 men at a time, supporting HMP High Down in achieving its overarching objective, which is to reduce reoffending by providing safe and effective rehabilitation and support to prisoners. The HMP High Down project alone represents a potential 拢385k savings to taxpayers in terms of successful rehabilitation against the cost of accommodating re-offenders.

Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk MP KC, said: 鈥淥ur drive to improve prison education and business links is helping cut crime, with more prisoners going straight into work on release than ever before.

鈥淗elping reformed offenders kickstart a new, law-abiding career is a win-win - it makes our streets safer while providing businesses with the reliable staff they need to help drive the British economy.鈥�

Heather Bryant, Regional Community and Social Impact Manager for 必赢体育app中国官方网站 Building Southern, commented: "It has been a great experience being involved in this fantastic mentoring scheme. What better way is there to fill skills shortages than offering numerous people training, mentoring and work opportunities to - it's an untapped resource for us."

Read more about the story on the government website