Richard Branson: Business must play role in ex-offender rehabilitation

Richard Branson has called on businesses to do more to help rehabilitate ex-offenders after they have left prison.

The Virgin Group Founder wants more opportunities for prisoners to gain qualifications and skills while in jail.

“We quietly accept the economic and social cost of reoffending, but we are reluctant to make a comparatively smaller investment that could significantly reduce this price tag,” he said.