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Dear colleague,
We are pleased to announce the launch of our State of the sector 2022 report.
State of the sector 2022 explores the landscape of the criminal justice voluntary sector as it emerged from the pandemic into an increasingly challenging operational environment.
As Clinks’ role is to represent, support and advocate for the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system our annual State of the sector research is produced, in partnership with the NCVO, as a free resource evidencing what our members and sector are experiencing and the impact on their service users.
Below is a summary of the key findings from the State of the sector 2022 report most applicable to you:
- 38% of respondents to our State of the sector survey 2022 work in the North – usually small to medium size.
- Our survey found organisations with an income of £500,000 or less were more reliant on trusts and foundations as their largest funding source, whereas those with an income of £500,001 or more said government contracts and/or grants tended to be their largest source of income.
- Charitable trusts and foundations remained the largest source of grant income for organisations, with 40% indicating they applied for, and 64% saying they were awarded, such a grant in the 2021/22 financial year. The next largest grant-funders were local authorities (21% applying for a grant and 26% awarded one), and lottery funding (20% applying and 26% awarded one).
- Organisations of all sizes reported increases in the level, complexity, and urgency of need. More than 80% of all organisations reported an increase in both the level and complexity of need, and over half of all organisations reported an increase in urgency.
- Staff levels remain stable but recruiting skilled and experienced staff is increasingly challenging. In 2021, interviewees discussed concerns about staff exiting the voluntary sector permanently and were particularly concerned about the loss of specialist staff who are difficult to replace.
- Overall, 70% of organisations reported increased in-person services, and 45% had increased them significantly. Last year, we saw there were barriers to accessing remote services for some groups of people. These were mostly due to digital inequality, digital illiteracy, and the lack of digital infrastructure in prisons. As such, a return to in person delivery is unsurprising and it is likely that greater operation of in-person services will help these groups to access voluntary sector services more easily.
- Organisations continue to involve people with lived experience in their work, but more can be done to understand the extent to which people with lived experience make up a proportion of the workforce.
Our pledge to you
The sector’s voice is one of its key strengths, and Clinks will continue working to make sure it is heard. Over the coming year, Clinks will continue to advocate for improved commissioning practices; to share learning amongst the sector and provide opportunities for connection; and to provide a strong platform from which the sector can come together to speak out on the issues that matter to organisations and the people they work with.
Download the State of the sector 2022 report here
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Best wishes,
Natalie
Natalie Maidment
Development Officer North
Clinks
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