Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 435 | 29th April 2016

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In this week's edition....

CLINKS DISCUSSION PAPER: What might 'good' look like in a newly designed prison?

'The rehabilitative prison - what does ‘good’ look like?' is a new Clinks discussion paper which aims to provide an early opportunity for voluntary sector organisations to contribute their views on the forthcoming prison reforms. What would characterise a different prison regime ‘conducive to rehabilitation’? What might ‘good’ look like in a newly designed prison? What could ‘good’ - or perhaps ‘good enough’ – start to look like across the rest of the prison estate? Over the coming months, as more detailed proposals emerge from government about the intended reforms, Clinks will be offering a variety of opportunities for these and other questions to be debated with our members and other key stakeholders. In the meantime, your responses to this paper will give policy makers and autonomous governors the benefit of learning from the sector in seeking to create a truly rehabilitative culture in prisons. Download the paper here

CLINKS GUIDE: good practice in service user involvement

Clinks’ guide 'Good practice in service user involvement' features six case studies of good practice in service user involvement from the voluntary sector working in criminal justice. It includes a project involving experts-by-experience in a prison healthcare procurement process in West Yorkshire; a scheme to train and support well-being reps in Peterborough prison; and the lived experience team for the national Liaison and Diversion programme board. The guide aims to showcase meaningful and achievable ways to involve patients and service users in all stages of commissioning, designing and delivering services for people in contact with the Criminal Justice System. Download the case studies here

CLINKS BRIEFING: engaging with your Police and Crime Commissioner

'Engaging with Police and Crime Commissioners' is a Clinks briefing that provides information about the role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and how the voluntary sector can engage with them. It outlines what PCCs are responsible for and why they are important for the voluntary sector to engage with, and includes practical tips to help you engage with PCCs. While the briefing includes a range of options for engagement, it focuses on developing sustainable and permanent arrangements which benefit the sector as a whole, in order to contribute to joined-up working and a coherent community approach to crime and reoffending. Download the briefing here

CLINKS GUIDE: building successful partnerships

The Justice Involving Volunteers in Europe project has published a guide highlighting good practice in effective cross sector partnerships working in several European countries. Increasingly, involving volunteers within the Criminal Justice System is organised by means of forming partnerships between the voluntary sector and public, private and statutory organisations, with each committing resources and agreeing to work collaboratively to achieve a set of common goals. 'Building successful partnerships in the Criminal Justice System' hopes to stimulate mutual respect and understanding and help address any power imbalance evident within partnerships. Download the guide here

CLINKS OFFER: discount on fundraising directory

Clinks has teamed up with DSC to offer our members 50% off DSC’s new Directory of Grant Making Trusts (normally £125). This guide for fundraisers includes details of 2,000 grant-making trusts, each with the potential to give £40,000 a year or more. Find out the type of projects they fund, the funding available, application procedure and samples of recent beneficiaries. Clinks members can also get a 20% discount on other DSC publications and training. This offer is valid until 30th June. Find out about Clinks membership, and how to redeem your offer here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: undertake research on women offenders

Would you like to contribute to practice and policy debates about women offenders by undertaking your own pioneering research? The Griffins Society has issued its last call for applications for the 2016 Griffins Fellowship Programme. The Griffins Society promotes effective practice in working with women and girls who are in prison or subject to criminal justice interventions in the community. The Visiting Research Fellowship Programme offers practitioners from the public or voluntary sectors a unique opportunity to contribute. Previous research experience is not necessary as the Programme supervisors will provide comprehensive academic supervision and support. The deadline for applications is 9th May. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: supporting the London voluntary sector

LVSC has launched their 2016 manifesto 'The BIG Ask: Manifesto for the Mayor of London' calling on the next Mayor to honour and uphold the rights and freedoms of each individual in London, based on the core principles of dignity, equality and respect; and for the Greater London Authority to move beyond compliance to a more collaborative approach with the voluntary sector on this issue. The manifesto web page details LVSC's six asks for the new London Mayor, and the mayoral candidates responses to the asks. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: unrepresented defendants in court

'Justice denied?' is a Transform Justice research report on the experience of unrepresented defendants in the criminal courts. It suggests that there has been a significant increase in the number of people representing themselves in criminal courts who are not choosing to do so. The report looks at the change in numbers of unrepresented defendants, who has a right to a legally aided lawyer, why defendants represent themselves, and the experiences of vulnerable unrepresented defendants. Download the report here

CLINKS PARTNER'S NEWS: policy and services for people facing multiple needs

The Making Every Adult Matter coalition has published an independent evaluation of its work over the previous two years. Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) is a coalition of Clinks, Homeless Link and Mind, formed in 2009 to improve policy and services for people facing multiple needs. 'Changing systems, changing lives' gives a summary of how MEAM has developed, and looks at the coalition's work in local areas, its influencing work, and a review of monitoring and evaluation of MEAM. Download the report here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: report on Transforming Rehabilitation

A National Audit Office (NAO) report on Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) finds that probation services have been restructured on time and within cost targets, but operational problems and risks to further transformation need to be resolved. It recommends the National Offender Management Service should combine its ongoing analysis of the Community Rehabilitation Company supply chain with feedback from voluntary organisations to identify and address gaps in provision. As part of the work, NAO commissioned User Voice to research how service users under community supervision understand the changes brought about by TR; more than three-quarters had not noticed any change in the overall service, however, on specific services dissatisfaction was highest in obtaining help with housing and repeating information to different people. Download the reports here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: probation inspection in Derbyshire

HM Inspectorate of Probation will be carrying out a Quality and Impact inspection of work undertaken by the National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies in Derbyshire during the weeks commencing 13th June 2016 and 27th June 2016. If you have any queries about this, please contact HMI Probation (Enquiries) mailbox at HMIP.Enquiries@hmiprobation.gsi.gov.uk

VOLUNTARY SECTOR NEWS: pausing the anti-advocacy clause

The Cabinet Office has issued an update on the implementation of the 'anti-advocacy clause' which is due to be inserted into grant agreements to prevent organisations which receive government grants from using these funds to lobby government. The update states "We are pausing the implementation pending a review of the representations made and we will take a decision on the form of the clause following this review.” Read the press release here

FUNDING: breaking the cycle of disadvantage

The Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales Invest Programme is open to applications for longer term core or direct delivery funding for charities which are delivering clear outcomes as a result of their work with people experiencing multiple disadvantage at one of the critical points in their life. Grants are available for between £10,000 and £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period of up to six years. Requests for core costs will be considered where 50% or more of the work and expenditure meets the eligibility criteria. The application deadline is 27th May. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: overcoming barriers to participation

The Postcode Community Trust’s grants programme will be inviting applications from voluntary sector organisations for projects that help communities to overcome barriers to participation in creative and sustainable ways, and increase social cohesion through developing access to community facilities and activities. The Trust seeks to empower groups of people by providing them with the skills and resources they need to effect change. Organisations can apply for grants of between £500 and £20,000 (£10,000 in Wales). The Trust will be open to applications between 1st and 31st May. Find out more here

FUNDING: for businesses to increase their social impact

Grants of between £50,000 and £300,000 are available from the Power to Change Community Business Fund to help existing locally based and community-led businesses in England to increase their social impact and make them more viable in the long term. The fund aims to support the development of sustainable enterprises to help more people respond to local need and opportunity, and change the places in which they live for the better. Applications will only be accepted from community businesses, which must share the following four key features: Locally rooted; accountable to the community; trading for the benefit of local community; and broad community impact. Applications are being accepted until 1st June. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: to support people to become self employed

Grants of a minimum of £200,000 are available as part of the European Social Fund 'Access to Employment: Socially Inclusive Self Employment' call. The call is for projects in the Sheffield City Region LEP area providing support to individuals in developing their own sustainable businesses, whilst also supporting them in overcoming their own personal barriers. The funding aims to provide support for people furthest from the labour market and non-traditional entrepreneurs to help them enter self-employment. People to be supported include ex-offenders, women from Black and ethnic minority communities and people with a history of substance/alcohol abuse. The deadline for applications is 16th June. Find out more and apply here

NON-MEMBERS' EVENTS & TRAINING

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CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Job vacancies this week include: a Chair of the Board of Trustees with Open Clasp Theatre Company [Newcastle], a Project Leader and Project Worker with Odd Arts [Manchester], a Mentor with Switchback [London], a Director of Fundraising with Spark Inside [London], a Criminal Justice Worker with DISC [Scarborough] and a Men’s Engagement Worker with Community Links [West Yorkshire]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

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