Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 513 | 1st December 2017

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS BLOG: still work to do

On 2nd November David Lammy MP spoke at Clinks Annual General Meeting. This blog summarises what he said at the AGM to Clinks’ members. He said ' Whilst carrying out my Review I was surprised and concerned by the indifference to race in our criminal justice system – in this respect it is hugely lagging behind other parts of our public sector and other nations...let’s be clear, if you are in the criminal justice business in this country then you have got to be in the race business. There needs to be a step change to ensure that this issue does not fall off the table again.' This is the final blog in our After the Lammy Review series. Read the blog here

CLINKS EVENTS: one week to book

There is less than a week until the first of three social investment events [Afternoons of 5th December, Taunton | 6th December, Manchester | 12th December, London | from £20]. Can social investment help you? Social investment has brought great benefit to organisations, providing finance to help them grow, or start projects. Hear from those who have made it work about what they did and the lessons learnt. Find out about offers of packages of grants and loans, as well as Social Impact Bonds. The Taunton and Manchester events follow on from regional forums which will focus on police and crime commissioners, give an update for the sector and provide networking opportunities. This means you can attend two events in one day, and save on travel. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: imprisoning primary carers

The Prison Reform Trust and ERSC has funded a series of films which will inform sentencing professionals about the impacts of primary carer imprisonment on children. They are looking for organisations to support the films, including with hosting online. Based on academic research conducted at the Centre for Criminology at Oxford University, the films include interviews with women who have been in prison, their mothers who cared for their children, a teenager whose mother was imprisoned when she was younger, members of the judiciary, magistracy, probation, solicitors and barristers. The film will explain the law and the duty on sentencers to consider dependent children, and will also set out what information primary carers should provide to their lawyers/ probation/ the sentencer. If you are interested in supporting this project by hosting the films on your website alongside an accompanying PDF please contact Dr Shona Minson at shona.minson@crim.ox.ac.uk

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: children and young people

Leap Confronting Conflict received ‘The Children and Young People’s Charity Award’ at the national Children and Young People Now Awards 2017. The Award is given to the organisation that has made the most impressive contribution, at a local or national level, in improving the life chances of children, young people or families. Congratulations to Leap. Peter Olawaye, Trustee, and Thomas Lawson, Chief Executive were there to receive the award and said, ‘Given that we work so closely with so many other organisations and that young people help to design and deliver our work, it felt like a win for young people, our partners as well as our amazing trainers, supporters, trustees and staff.’ Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: collaboration for restorative justice

Why Me? and The Parole Board have announced a collaboration for the next year to support greater awareness of restorative justice amongst the Parole Board Panel Members and also to increase understanding about The Parole Board process among restorative justice services and practitioners. Nick Hardwick, Parole Board Chair said: 'Restorative justice is still a relatively new approach, although we are beginning to see it feature in cases that come before the Parole Board.  It is now appropriate and timely that we look into the part restorative justice may play in the parole process.' Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: supporting women

The Nelson Trust has won two awards. Rose Mahon, Head of Excellence and Development won Criminal Justice Champion at The Howard League Community Awards. Rose has had a significant impact on the development of The Nelson Trust service response to women caught up in the criminal justice system and those at risk of the same. Niki Gould, Women's Community Services Manager, was awarded a Longford Trust award for Outstanding Achievement for the in-reach work she developed in HMP Eastwood Park. As part of her work in prison, Niki set up Re-unite Gloucestershire, supporting women in prison to be housed on release and to be re-united with their children. Find out more here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: parole board meeting

The Parole Board is holding its annual open Management Committee meeting [14th December, London, free] where you can have the opportunity to see the work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure effective running of the parole system. This meeting will focus on: a report of the progress made so far on the 2016-2020 strategy and a forward look to the future; the Board’s equality strategy; and an introduction of a fairer listing system. There will be an open question and answer session at the end of the meeting. Register your place here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: children in custody

HM Inspectorate of Prisons has published ‘Children in Custody 2016–17’, an annual report on the experiences of detained children aged 12 to 18. A total of 720 children completed the surveys that led to the report. It finds that too many boys spend all day locked inside their cell, and in Young Offenders Institutes 39% of boys said they had felt unsafe, a fall on last year’s figure of 46%. The Chief Inspector, Peter Clarke, expressed concern at the continuing disproportionality in the numbers of black, Asian and minority ethnic children imprisoned. Find out more here

FUNDING: five strategic grant funding opportunities

Clinks has written a blog summarising five new grant funding opportunities from Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Over a number of years, they have provided a grants programme for voluntary sector organisations, including charities and social enterprises, working to reduce reoffending. As well as providing grant funding for project-based grants, HMPPS and MoJ also provide strategic grant funding to support the infrastructure of some of HMPPS’ most crucial offender services, in support of key objectives. The grants are available for infrastructure, work supporting prisoners in distress, returning British citizens imprisoned abroad, support for people released after a miscarriage of justice, and arts in prison. The deadline for applications is 2nd January. Find out more here

FUNDING: volunteering for young Londoners

Team London, in partnership with Thrive LDN and the #iWill Fund, are offering grants of £5,000 - £10,000 to community groups, small charities and voluntary sector organisations to run projects which encourage young people in London to volunteer or take part in social action. The projects can focus on any area of volunteering or social action such as sports, arts, media, environment, inter-generational, music, and similar, but should also encourage good mental health and wellbeing. The majority of young participants should be new to volunteering and should come from groups that are disproportionately affected by mental health, such as those within the criminal justice system or young refugees or asylum seekers. The deadline for applications is 5th January. Find out more here

FUNDING: families in Wales

The Big Lottery Fund has announced that it is launching a new fund to help working families in Wales. The new Helping Working Families funding programme will provide grants of up to £500,000 to help improve working families' lives in Wales. The fund is aimed at enabling households affected by ‘in-work’ poverty to improve their lives and it targets households where someone is working and with a child under the age of 18. Organisations will need to work with families to design and deliver activities that matter to them. Working with and empowering families will be key to deciding which projects to fund. The deadline for applications is 15th March. Find out more here

CLINKS PARTNER’S EVENT: transformational change

The Academy for Social Justice is running ‘Transformational Change for People with Complex Needs: Whole Systems for Whole People' [11th January, Bristol, free]. In this seminar Gary Wallace, Public Health Specialist, will discuss their co-production processes and some of their findings. He will share lessons learned and topics including alliance approaches to contracting. Finally, Gary will offer examples of how Plymouth are creating a new, inclusive culture together. Find out more here.

CLINKS MEMBER'S EVENT: harmful sexual behaviours

Safer Lives is holding one-day training events on ‘Supporting Clients with Harmful Sexual Behaviours’ with a subsidised rate for Clinks members [18th January, Leeds | 25th January, Manchester, £60]. The course is suitable for front-line staff and their line managers whose work involves supporting the needs of adults or young people who also have a history of sexual convictions or present a risk of sexually harming others. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Vacancies on the jobs board this week include: a Family Support Co-ordinator with Adfam [London], a Senior Family Support Worker with Ormiston Families [Ipswich], a Volunteer Co-ordinator with Changing Lives [York], an Early Years Worker with Brighton Oasis Project [York], a Head of Fundraising with St Giles Trust [London], a Criminal Justice Worker with DISC [Scarborough], a Research Analyst with Unlocked Graduates [London], and an Epic Peer Mentor with Women in Prison [London]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

DID YOU KNOW…

Clinks members have free, unlimited access to a funding portal? With over 4,000 UK and EU funding programmes, Open4Community and Open4Business are funding databases which enable you to search for funding specific to your area of work, from core costs and building repairs, through to project costs and workforce development. Find out more here

TIPS OF THE WEEK

  • Tip of the week I: Get a £20 voucher when you buy a £25 Christmas tree from Ikea. Details
  • Tip of the week II: Stay a night in an Irish castle with bubbly and chocolates from £139. Details
  • Tip of the Week III: £25 off at The Body Shop when you spend £50. Details

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