Global recruitment company Robert Walters has written to the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice to offer the company’s resources in a number of prisons following the publication of Unlocking a Better Life, a report into how to achieve employment revolution in UK prisons by think-tank Onward.

Robert Walters is offering resources across the UK to provide recruitment training and advice within prisons to enable prisoners to be better equipped to secure jobs post-release and wants to help establish Employment Councils, as recommended in the report, within the eight UK regions where it currently has offices.

Robert Walters, the CEO, commented: “Having reviewed Onward’s findings we have decided to pursue a scheme with the government’s support, to offer our employees’ expertise in recruitment advice to prisoners looking for help. Over the last few months, I have visited prisons in both the UK and Norway and currently the UK is lagging behind other countries in the rehabilitation of prisoners.”

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