Today I asked the Secretary of State for Justice Brandon Lewis, to confirm that through the apprenticeship programme his department is running, prison leavers will have the opportunity to achieve qualifications that will help them into new jobs / careers - and turn their backs on crime.
On Friday I met with Mark Shelford, Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner who gave me an update on the increased police numbers in Avon and Somerset, as well as his strategy to introduce greater levels of leadership training at all levels of policing.
