Hanson was speaking at a fringe meeting at last week's Labour Party conference on how to get more young people with criminal convictions into work. He called for a "culture change" and said the government itself must do more.
"I'm aware the government is the biggest employer in Great Britain today and I don't think we're doing enough to help that culture change or put forward approaches in terms of how employment opportunities are raised," he said. Hanson said the key was to look at how government can raise education opportunities for young adult offenders in and out of prison and said prisons needed to create stronger links with potential employers.
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