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Lord Timpson having 'conversations' about public sector hiring more ex-prisoners
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December 11, 2024
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11:44Now PlayingPrisons minister Lord James Timpson has told Sky News that he is having "a conversation" with parliament and the public sector about hiring more ex-convicts.
Lord Timpson pushed for ex-offenders to get employment at his family's Timpson chain while CEO - with around 10% of employees being former convicts - and previously chaired the Prison Reform Trust.
Speaking to the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, Lord Timpson was asked if parliament should "lead the way" by hiring more ex-offenders.
Lord Timpson said it was "a conversation" he was having across the whole public sector.
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