Welfare-to-work provider Pertemps People Development Group (PPDG) has won a contract to work with the Ministry of Justice in helping to turn around the lives of offenders.

The new four-year contract, operational across Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry & Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire, Staffordshire and the Black Country, aims tackle the root causes of reoffending and stop “the revolving door of crime”.

Chief executive of PPDG, Steve King, says: “The expertise we have built up working with disadvantaged jobseekers in the West Midlands region will now be applied to support ex-offenders in the region, many of whom possess a desire not to end up back inside, are motivated and need structured help to secure sustainable employment.

“They receive training in prison and want to work once released rather than returning to crime, so there is a distinct advantage for employers which can even be enhanced through our own bespoke packages.”