Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 448 | 5th August 2016

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS RESPONSE: to the sentencing of youths consultation

Clinks has submitted a response to the Sentencing Council's sentencing of youths consultation. Since early 2016 we have been working with a number of voluntary sector partners concerned with children, young people and youth justice to formulate a submission to the Taylor Review of the youth justice system. The need for sentencing reform emerged from Clinks’ consultation events as a key issue in diverting children from the Criminal Justice System and preventing criminalisation. We have therefore used the information gathered for our submission to the Taylor review to provide a view from the voluntary sector on the guidelines for sentencing youths. Download the response here

CLINKS BLOG: NOMS' grant for work in the reform prisons

Clinks' Head of Policy and Communications, Nathan Dick, has written a blog which provides details on the £1.7 million NOMS voluntary sector grants programme to support work in the reform prisons. At Clinks we’re happy to see that so many issues of relevance to the sector have been addressed. Many of the issues that are being funded reflect the Clinks Thinks publication that we put together in December 2015. We hope that the Ministry of Justice and NOMS will continue to value the voluntary sector’s involvement in shaping better services for people in the Criminal Justice System and their families. The blog includes the presentations from the grants programme launch events. Read the blog here

CLINKS BLOG: the impact of imprisonment on family ties

Clinks' Development Officer Patrice Lawrence has written a blog as part of the Family Snapshots series - an occasional series of articles based on interviews with prisoners or their partners and families about the impact of imprisonment on family ties. The blog describes the experiences of Jane, whose partner is an older, first time prisoner. Patrice writes, 'Jane had no time to prepare for her partner’s imprisonment. The sentence was unexpected, especially as the people standing trial with him did not receive custodial sentences. In the last twenty months, however, Jane has learnt so much.' Read the blog here

NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEWS: annual conference

‘Arts, culture and innovation in criminal justice settings: improving outcomes in a new policy landscape’ will be the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice’s (NAACJ) annual conference [5th October, York, £60]. The conference will highlight the unique role of the arts in supporting rehabilitation, including how arts can support safe and secure prisons and improve outcomes for offenders across the prison estate and in the community. The NAACJ will launch a new guide looking at how to commission arts projects in criminal justice settings in response to the Coates Review and the Culture White Paper, and there will be contributions from the Ministry of Justice and Arts Council England as well as leading arts organisations, universities and prison governors. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: communicating more effectively about crime and justice

'New Narratives: Changing the Frame on Crime and Justice' is a FrameWorks Institute report that recommends radical new ways of communicating about criminal justice. Transform Justice has been working with Clinks, the Standing Committee for Youth Justice and the Criminal Justice Alliance to research people's beliefs about crime and justice and to test out new messages which engage people positively in the criminal justice debate. This report summarises an extensive body of research and lays out a new framing strategy for those working to reform the Criminal Justice System. Download the report here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: awards open for prisoner rehabilitation

Prison Reform Trust is pleased to announce the launch of the Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Rehabilitation, which celebrates outstanding rehabilitative work with prisoners done by a small charity or community group. Nominations are invited from prison governors and directors, with the emphasis on work that fosters personal responsibility and calls on people in prison, and ex-offenders, to help others through mentoring and other similar work. The closing date for nominations is 11th November. Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: stories of people with lived experience

User Voice has released a new short film as part of its campaign 'What's Your Story?' This series of short films aims to enable people with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System who have turned their lives around to tell their own stories. Watch Garry's story and previous films here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: award for offender rehabilitation charity

Langley House Trust has been awarded Investors in People Gold. The charity employs about 200 people across the country and secured the award after a thorough assessment of its people management. Speaking about the award, CEO Tracy Wild said, "It is a great accolade and reflects our determination and commitment to invest in our people. Our charity is all about creating opportunities for people coming from prison to transform their lives – by investing in our staff, we enable them to best support our residents." Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: property needed near Weymouth

TheHorseCourse is looking for a property near Weymouth to rent or buy. The charity supports people with problems including anxiety, self-harm, bullying, domestic abuse, and offending. Clients work with specially trained horses to practise psycho-social skills. Charity founder Harriet Laurie said, "Our current lease ends soon and we need a place so we can continue to help hundreds of troubled people every year, when all else fails. We are looking for 10-20 acres with a barn (min 10m x 20m), or room to build one." If you can help, contact 01308 485080 or harriet@thehorsecourse.org

FUNDING: for local community projects

Grants of up to £2,000 are available from Greggs Foundation’s Local Community Projects Fund for projects supporting people in need at the heart of local communities. This includes people who are: disabled or suffering chronic illness; living in poverty; voluntary carers; homeless; and isolated older people. Eligible projects should improve resilience within the community and can include sessional activities/respite support, equipment for sessional activities, trips and residential breaks. The deadline for applications is 30th September. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: to improve life chances

The Cabinet Office's Life Chances Fund aims to help those people in society who face the most significant barriers to leading happy and productive lives. The funding is to contribute to outcome payments for 'payment by results' contracts which involve socially minded investors - i.e. towards Social Impact Bonds. These contracts must be locally commissioned and aim to tackle complex social problems. Up to £30 million funding is available for Social Impact Bonds tackling drug and alcohol dependency. The deadline for applications is 30th September. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: improving responses to domestic and sexual abuse

The Lloyds Bank Foundation's Transform Fund is now open to charities in England and Wales with an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million. The Fund aims to improve responses to domestic and sexual abuse, and strengthen organisations working in this sector. To apply, organisations' core work must be focused on domestic or sexual abuse and they must have a proven track record in this field. The Foundation expects to award grants of up to £100,000 to up to 10 charities. The activity can be funded for up to two years. The deadline for applications is 30th September. Find out more and apply here

FUNDING: improving the management of heritage

The Heritage Lottery Fund has opened a new £8 million annual investment programme, Resilient Heritage, to support UK-based organisations to build their capacity or achieve strategic change in order to improve the management of heritage in the long term. Grants of between £3,000 and £250,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations to support a wide range of activities. There are no deadlines and applications can be submitted online at any time. Find out more and apply here

CLINKS PARTNER'S EVENT: demystifying payment by results

'Making sense of Payment by Results' will an Academy for Justice Commissioning evening seminar [15th September, London, free]. Russell Webster will make sense of the payment by results (PbR) methodology based on a recent review of international literature, and consultation with commissioners, providers, policy makers and service users in the UK. The seminar will cover the following topics: why commission PbR?; PbR success (and failure) factors; demystifying PbR; and should I commission PbR or not? Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: what does home mean for criminal justice charities?

Safe Ground are holding their 2016 symposium 'Moving home' [8th September, London, £10] which will bring together people with criminal convictions, their families, prison service staff, academics, practitioners, artists, community members, policy makers and other interested parties to discuss issues and themes identified through their work throughout the year. The aim of the symposium will be to captivate, challenge and provoke ideas. What does home mean for the people we work with? For criminal justice charities? For organisations delivering arts based education? Is a home possible in a world that is constantly changing and where people are constantly relocating? Find out more and book here

OFFENDER HEALTH: women in the CJS in London

NHS London Clinical Networks has launched a consultation on the health strategy for women in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in London. The strategy has been developed by the Health in Justice & Other Vulnerable Adults London Clinical Network. It sets out the health needs of women at risk of involvement or involved in the CJS and suggestions for a multi-agency framework response to those health needs. Do you agree with this draft health strategy? What aspects do you support? What parts do you not support and why? What could be improved? What are the priorities for commissioning and implementation? And do you have any other comments? The deadline for responses is 16th September. Download the draft strategy here. Comments should be sent to healthinjustice.scn@nhs.net

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Job vacancies this week include: a Project Administrator at Changing Lives [Blackburn], a Housing Caseworker with St Giles Trust [HMP High Down], a Restorative Justice Project Manager with Restorative Solutions [Kettering], Volunteer Helpline Advisors at Unlock [Maidstone] and a Trustee/Member of the Board for Geese Theatre Company [Birmingham]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

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