The OPD pathway budget in 2016, the last year for which figures are available, was £64 million. The ministry spent almost £1 million on the OPD study, which was completed in 2018. In 2017, it was revealed that a ministry study found those treated were 25 per cent more likely to commit further sex crimes. Professor Moran and his team followed 28,000 prisoners for six years, comparing those treated under the OPD pathway with those who were not. His murder trial heard that he spent time in a psychologically informed prison environment, an integral part of the OPD Pathway.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2021 23:03 UTC