Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 441 | 10th June 2016

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS REQUEST: impact of prison closure

Do or did you work in HMP Holloway? For all voluntary sector organisations delivering services in Holloway, we want to hear from you about the impact of the prison's closure. Are you intending to continue to deliver your services in HMP Downview and/or HMP Bronzefield? What is the financial impact on your organisation? To let us know what Holloway’s closure means for you, please contact Kate Aldous at kate.aldous@clinks.org

CLINKS OFFER: half price funding directory

Many of our members have told us that exploring new funding sources is a priority this year, so we’ve teamed up with DSC to offer our members a half price discount on their new Directory of Grant Making Trusts. The guide includes details of 2,000 grant-making trusts, each with the potential to give £40,000 a year or more - it lists the type of projects they fund, the funding available, the application procedure and samples of recent beneficiaries. This offer is valid until 30th June. Find out more here

CLINKS BRIEFING: prisoners and their families

'Supporting positive relationships between prisoners and their families' is a Clinks briefing offering a more detailed response to the questions asked at a roundtable organised by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to explore the impact of prison reform on the families of prisoners. The event was chaired by Clinks CEO, Anne Fox, and there were contributions from practitioners, academics, prison staff and families supported by Pact. The MoJ officials asked specific questions about the barriers and challenges to maintaining family ties, examples of good practice and evaluation. Download the briefing here

CLINKS BLOG: prison reform and the voluntary sector

'To truly create places of positivity and reform, prisons must engage with the voluntary sector' is a new Clinks blog by Louise Clark, Development Officer - Prison Engagement, outlining the work we are undertaking to respond to the prison reform agenda. It highlights five areas of Clinks' prison work to promote the voice of the voluntary sector and show the value of its expertise, enabling prisons to link to local organisations and help them to engage with the sector effectively. Read the blog here

CLINKS BLOG: health charging in the NHS

'Five things you need to know about health charging in the NHS' is a Clinks guest blog by Samir Jeraj, Policy and Practice Officer at the Race Equality Foundation, that explains what proposed changes to health charging in the NHS could mean for organisations working with people in contact with the Criminal Justice System. The Department of Health recently consulted on extending charges to primary care and non-NHS providers, including voluntary sector providers. If you work with foreign nationals or people subject to immigration controls, or provide healthcare as part of your services, these changes could impact your work if implemented. Read the blog here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: children in the Criminal Justice System

The Standing Committee for Youth Justice's report 'Growing Up, Moving On' is an international comparison of childhood criminal record systems, which finds the system in England and Wales to be the most punitive of all for children in the extent to which it ties them to their past. The report finds that a criminal record acquired by a child in England and Wales can affect that person for longer, and more profoundly, than in any of the other jurisdictions reviewed, and highlights how less punitive systems which promote rehabilitation are possible. Download the report here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: promote your service in London prisons

Are you a charity or an organisation looking for a free space to provide your service or speak directly with people in need? Spurgeons, in partnership with the RJ4All Institute, is offering free spaces to exhibit work in HMP Belmarsh and HMP Isis visitors centres. They are open Tuesday to Sunday every week for families and legal workers across the UK to come and spend some quality time before their visit, and can provide you with a safe space to speak with visitors and promote your service. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: outstanding contribution to rehabilitation

Nepacs is inviting you to submit nominations for their 'Good practice awards' for people you feel deserve particular recognition for their work in rehabilitation - people working in prisons or other institutions, probation and other community services and voluntary sector organisations. The aim of the awards is to maintain a focus on rehabilitation within the Criminal Justice System and to ensure that good practice and ideas are broadcast as widely as possible so that they can be replicated elsewhere. They're looking for individuals or teams who have made an outstanding contribution either through an original and innovative approach, or by continued devotion in a particularly difficult and challenging area. The closing date for nominations is 27th June. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: imprisoned women and mental health

'Prison as a place of safety for women with complex mental health needs' is a report by The Griffins Society on research examining whether prison is being used as a place of safety for women who have complex mental health needs and deemed in need of protection from themselves. The research is based on interviews with police, court and prison staff. The findings suggest that the current use of prison as a place of safety for women with complex heath needs is unworkable, flawed and potentially dangerous and not in the best interests of the women offenders and prison staff. Download the report here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: inspection of work with young offenders

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a 'Full Joint Inspection of Youth Offending Work in Staffordshire'. Inspectors found that: work to reduce reoffending was satisfactory; work to protect the public and actual or potential victims was good; work to protect children and reduce their vulnerability was good; and the management and delivery of interventions to reduce reoffending was good. The report makes recommendations intended to assist Staffordshire in its continuing improvement by focusing on specific key areas. Download the report here

FUNDING: improving financial capability

The What Works Fund will help organisations pilot new approaches for improving people's financial capability and to evaluate their projects. It will provide financial support for projects focussed on building evidence of the types of interventions that can make a measurable difference to people’s financial capability. The Programme consists of two parts: Stream A will fund and evaluate projects seeking to help answer the ‘What Works questions’; Stream B will fund pilot activity focused on capacity building and sharing of best practice amongst financial capability practitioners. Up to £7 million is being made available for 2016/17. The deadline for expressions of interest is 8th July. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: creative projects in Wales

The Creative Wales Awards will provide grants of up to £20,000 to support an intensive period of open-ended learning and research around significant artistic propositions in Wales. The Awards are available to individual arts practitioners for creative development projects, including taking time away from usual commitments to concentrate on a specific project. Projects could involve the creation of new, experimental and innovative work that takes forward the art form and creative practice, and is intended to enable artists working in any creative discipline, or across disciplines, to enhance and refresh their skills, creativity and creative partnerships. The deadline for applications is 7th September. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS PARTNER'S EVENT: commissioning in the digital age

'Digital by Default: Lessons for commissioning services in the digital age' will be an Academy for Justice Commissioning seminar [5th July, London, free] featuring Joe Harland, Head of Visual Radio at the BBC. Joe will explore the challenges of engaging customers to use their services and improving customer experience through ever increasing use of digital media. This seminar will give you the opportunity to learn the lessons from BBC Radio about connecting with your customers, how to use data to shape your output and tips on what quality is right for your digital audience. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: tackling inequality in London

'Tackling inequality between ethnic groups in London’s Youth Justice System' is a London Councils event [15th July, London, free], in partnership with the Black Training and Enterprise Group, to share experiences of tackling disproportionate outcomes within and between ethnic groups in the youth justice system. Highlighted by the Young Review, which published its recommendations in December 2014 for improving outcomes for young black and/or Muslim men in the Criminal Justice System, the issue has since featured in Charlie Taylor’s interim review of youth justice and David Lammy’s current review of racial bias and Black, Asian, and minority ethnic representation in criminal justice. Despite a series of high-profile reports, disproportionate outcomes for ethnic groups in London persist. Find out more and book here

NON-MEMBERS' EVENTS & TRAINING

PUBLICATION: developing offenders' entrepreneurial talent

'Uncovering Treasure in Norway and Texas' is a report by Sheena Leaf looking at entrepreneurship and its role in the rehabilitation of offenders. The report is the result of Sheena's travel in Norway and the USA, enabled by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellowship award, where she researched programmes rehabilitating offenders through developing entrepreneurial skills. Sheena worked with the Prison Entrepreneurship Programme (PEP) in Texas, and interviewed entrepreneurs, programme supporters, Texas legislators, business schools and graduates of the programme, as well as their families. Find out more here

AWARDS: for start-ups in Wales

The Wales StartUp Awards programme aims to recognise the achievements of entrepreneurial individuals and new ventures in Wales. Entries are now open for categories including Social Enterprise Start-up of the Year - the judges are looking for new businesses that have taken on social investment to break new ground either in delivering a new service, creating new models of delivery or breaking into new markets. To enter, organisations must have started to trade on or after 1st May 2013, be based in Wales, and be independently owned. The deadline for entries is 1st July. Find out more here

AWARDS: for social enterprises

The Social Enterprise Awards UK 2016 are now open to applications. The awards aim to recognise social enterprise organisations for their business excellence and contribution to society, and identify and reward the achievements of individuals working within the social enterprise sector. UK social enterprises of any size may apply, providing that they trade primarily for social and/or environmental purposes, earn at least half of their income through trading activity, and commit at least half of their profits to social purposes or back into their business. Winners will receive an award presented at a ceremony, PR support, mentoring and business support consultancy. The deadline for applications is 8th July. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Job vacancies this week include: Sessional Support Workers with Nacro [Lincolnshire], a Prison Link Worker with Women in Prison [Manchester], Sessional Trainers with Druglink Ltd [multiple opportunities throughout UK], a Team Leader with Changing Lives [North Yorkshire], a Policy and Communications Assistant with Standing Committee for Youth Justice [London] and Trainers/Assessors with St Giles Trust [two at HMP Sudbury, Derbyshire and one in London]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

TIPS OF THE WEEK

  • Tip of the week I: A three night break in Monaco including flights is £189. Details
  • Tip of the week II: Get a 2-course lunch for two with Prosecco at an historic manor near Leeds for £29. Details
  • Tip of the week III: Get a free child's ticket to London's West End theatre shows in August when you buy an adult ticket from 14th June. Details

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