Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 748 | 02 September 2022

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS NEWS: Stronger Voice training programme – phase three launch

Clinks is pleased to launch phase three of the Stronger Voice training programme, bringing together a range of expert training providers across policy, campaigns and communications to support organisations of all sizes to influence decision makers. The next phase of this training, ‘Strengthening your voice’, has been designed to empower organisation to mobilise their campaigns and finesse their influencing skills. This programme is being delivered as part of Clinks’ three-year Stronger Voice project, funded by the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. Olivia Dehnavi, Clinks Senior Policy Officer, has written a blog about the programme so far, and what is next. Read the blog here and book for upcoming ‘Strengthening your voice’ sessions on our events page here.

CLINKS EVENT: Effective resettlement support for children after custody

Clinks is hosting an event [15 September, online, free], where Professor Neal Hazel will discuss the latest evidence on what effective resettlement support looks like for children after custody. This follows the publication of the Professor’s evidence review, the latest in a series of reports for our evidence library. This event is the fifth in our “A matter of fact: what the evidence tells us” series, giving you the chance to ask your own questions of leading academics talking about the latest research on an important criminal justice topic. Find out more and book here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: User Voice leadership changes

User Voice's Board are pleased to announce the appointment of Libby McVeigh as its new Managing Director. Libby will work closely with User Voice’s Founder, Mark Johnson MBE - in his new role -focusing on innovation, insight and external relations. Libby will underpin this through robust operational management, overseeing the development and delivery of its core day to day operations and will work with Mark and the Board to develop and deliver a new organisational strategy. Libby is an experienced leader, having held senior roles in the public, private and voluntary sector, focusing on criminal justice, human rights and equality. Find out more here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: £24m to support women in the CJS

The Ministry of Justice have announced £24 millon investment to support women in the criminal justice system. This will include £21 millon for womens specialist services. Clinks have been calling for further investment in the specialist women's sector to ensure the Ministry of Justice Female Offender Strategy can acheive its aims. To maximise this investment we hope to see it provide multi year grant funding which can be used towards core costs to support sevrices to continue to provide the flexible and hollistic support that women in the CJS need to change their lives. We are in conversations with the Ministry of Justice to better understand the detail of this announcement which we will share in due course. You can read the Ministry of Justice press release here.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: changes in leadership at the Ministry of Justice

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have announced that Amy Rees has been appointed new Chief Executive for HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), and Phil Copple will become Director General of Operations for Prisons and Probation as part of a wider, ongoing agency transformation. Outgoing HMPPS Chief Executive, Dr Jo Farrar, will focus on her wider role as Second Permanent Secretary at the MoJ, including digital transformation of justice services. Read more about this announcement here

CLINKS MEMBER’S EVENT: International Conference on Addiction Treatment & Policy

Phoenix Futures is hosting the 18th European Federation of Therapeutic Communities Conference [20-22 September, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, from £75]. This conference will host presenters from 12 countries and 23 separate organisations. The conference will bring together practitioners, policy makers, researchers and academics from across the world providing an opportunity to share practice and discuss how addiction treatment can contribute to the challenges societies face today. It will bring together expertise in the areas of: trauma and mental health; specialist services for women and families; working in prison; workforce development; inclusive community programmes; how we sustain approaches in a changing world; understanding treatment populations; and measuring treatment outcomes. Find out more and book here

NON-MEMBER’S EVENTS AND TRAINING: NHS England - Oasis Restore secure school market engagement event

The At Scale Team is working with NHS England Southeast to explore how to better deliver health, emotional and wellbeing services for students at the Oasis Restore secure school in Medway, Kent. They are looking to hear from large, medium and small organisations, delivering health and wellbeing services for young people, about how they can increase opportunities for a wider range of partners to be involved in delivering health and wellbeing services. If you would like to know more about the event, please click here, and if you are interested in joining the event, register here by 09 September.

NON-MEMBER’S EVENTS AND TRAINING: insulating against the rising costs of heating our houses

The Academy for Social Justice are hosting a seminar [04 October, online, free], where Professor Kenneth Gibb, University of Glasgow School of Social and Political Sciences, will discuss the anxiety around meeting unprecedented domestic fuel costs amidst the current wider inflationary crisis. The seminar will also look at some promising contenders for effective and progressive interventions to address both the short and longer-term problems identified. Find out more and book here

PUBLICATION: reunification of probation services

The Institute for Government (IfG) published a report looking at the reunification of probation services. It found that, despite representations to the contrary from providers, the Dynamic Framework commissioning mechanism was complex and made it difficult for smaller providers to qualify to bid for contracts. This meant some gave up trying to qualify and others redirected frontline resources to the tendering process. The report also highlights the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) decided against using grants. The IfG partly attributed this commissioning approach to a challenging timetable, leading the MoJ to take an approach in-keeping with previous arrangements, rather than developing something better suited to smaller providers. These findings echo Clinks’ own, and we are now working with the MoJ and HM Prison and Probation Service to avoid these challenging processes in future procurement. Read the report here

OPPORTUNITY: experiences of Disabled People in police custody

The University of Sunderland are conducting a project researching the experiences of Disabled People who have been in police custody under suspicion of a criminal offence. If you identify as having a disability or long-term health condition, have experience of police custody and are over 18, then please take part in the survey using the link below. Your responses will be anonymised. If you would like more information about the research, please contact Dr Patrick Hutchinson at patrick.Hutchinson@sunderland.ac.uk. Complete the survey here

RESOURCE: yoga and meditation DVDs

The Prison Phoenix Trust are offering free yoga and meditation DVDs to anyone living or working in prison or other secure environments. Produced in collaboration with education provider Novus, the two specialist yoga and meditation DVDs support physical and mental health in prisons. ‘Time Our Inside 1 & 2’, can been used by individuals in their cells or by prison staff and educators in group settings. Each DVD has five yoga or meditation sessions suitable for a range of abilities and range from 7 to 38 minutes in length. The DVDs are provided alongside a suite of other free resources including books and CDs. Find out more and order here

FEATURED VACANCY: Case Management Worker

Safer Wales is looking to recruit a Case Management Worker [£25,127-£26,706 FTE, part-time, South West]. Safer Wales, alongside partner agencies, is delivering a new One Women’s Centre (OWC) pilot that includes support to women leaving HMP Eastwood Park who are returning or relocating to Wales. You will be responsible for: providing holistic support for women released to various locations within Wales from HMP Eastwood Park; day to day management of a small team of Caseworkers; and ensuring a quality service is provided, incorporating case management, line management and multi-agency report preparations. If you want to make a difference to women’s lives, by providing holistic, trauma-informed support that meets individual’s needs, then please apply. Find out more and apply by 15 September here

FEATURED VACANCY: Head of Family and Carer Voice (Prisoner Healthcare)

PACT have an exciting opportunity for someone to lead the delivery of the very first Patient and Public Voice service for the families of patients in London prisons as Head of Family and Carer Voice [£53,000, full time, London]. The role will be pivotal in championing the voices of families to influence, challenge and change how prison healthcare services are delivered across London. A strategic thinker and superb communicator, you will be able to both engage and empathise with families with diverse needs and experiences, while working collaboratively with senior stakeholders from the NHS and prison service. Find out more and apply by 21 September here

CLINKS MEMBERS’ VACANCIES

Administrator with Phoenix Futures [£19,500, HMP Hollesley Bay, full time]; Health and Wellbeing Coach with Rethink Mental Illness [£22,549 to £24,882, HMP Hull, full time]; Resettlement Services Manager with Lincolnshire Action Trust [£31,000, HMP Lincoln, HMP Morton Hall, full time]; Housing IDVA with Advance [£28,000 to £31,000, London, full time]; Employment, Training & Education Coach with Seetec [£19,841 to £24,801 FTE, Basildon, part time]; Project Worker with Change for Good [£27,500 to £29,000, London, full time]; Press and Communications Coordinator with Women in Prison [£31,880, London, full time]

For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

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