Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 800 | 15 September 2023

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CLINKS NEWS: Clinks Impact Stakeholder Survey 2023

We would be grateful if you could participate in a short survey about our impact. It has been designed and managed by independent consultants, will be anonymous and should take no more than 10 minutes of your time. The deadline is 1 October. The results will form an important part of our next phase and will help us to improve our services. We are committed to involving our beneficiaries and partners in understanding our impact and the best way forward.

As we emerge from a turbulent last few years, we are in the process of developing our new three-year strategy. This will define what we do, how we do it, and who we do it for in the coming years. As part of this process we are currently undergoing an independent impact assessment. Your experiences as partners or supporters are vital as we reflect on what we do well, what we need to improve and how we can make a bigger impact. Complete the survey by 1 October here

CLINKS NEWS: London Criminal Justice Forum

All voluntary organisations working in the London criminal justice system are welcome to attend Clinks' next online criminal justice forum [28 September, 13:00-14:30, online, free]. Our special guest will be Ian Bickers, Prison Group Director for London Prisons and is responsible for the delivery of custodial services and rehabilitation of individuals in the care of prisons in London. Ian will share his thoughts on prisons and the voluntary sector and answer questions after a twenty-year career.

Updates for the voluntary sector will also be shared by stakeholders such as the Met Police, who will be discussing the new Right Care Right Person (RCRP) operational model that changes the way emergency services respond to calls involving concerns about mental health, London Probation and the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). Book your free place and receive the login details by registering here.

CLINKS NEWS: Voluntary Sector Coordinator at HMP Isis

Clinks are delighted to announce that following successful funding from City Bridge Trust, Michelle Lendrum is in post as the Voluntary Sector Coordinator at HMP Isis. This is an exciting opportunity to further the work of the Good Prison Project led by Clinks in 2016-17 across three prisons in England. Michelle brings a wealth of previous experience of working in prisons for the voluntary sector with some of Clinks' members, and has already started working to bridge the gap between the voluntary sector and the prison service. This project aims to support better connectivity among and between voluntary organisations working with people in HMP Isis and those in the community providing support on release. If you are interested in finding out more about this project, please do get in touch with Michelle via email at michelle.lendrum@clinks.org

MEMBER FOCUS: Collective Voice

Collective Voice is the national charity working to improve England’s drug and alcohol treatment and recovery system. Collective Voice believe that anyone in England with a substance use problem should be able to access evidence-based and person-centred support to keep them safe and enable them to make the change they want to see in their lives. Learn more about Collective Voice here

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: Social Enterprise UK 2023 Awards

Arkbound Foundation has been nominated in the Social Enterprise Building Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Justice category for the Social Enterprise UK 2023 Awards

The ceremony, organised by Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), will take place at the iconic Roundhouse in London on the evening of 30 November. Find out more about the awards

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: Drug use in ethnic minority groups

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) is running a call for evidence entitled “Drug use in ethnic minority groups”. The ACMD is aiming to produce a report to consider evidence about the prevalence of substance use among racially minoritised people, and the challenges facing the reporting and engagement in and access to treatment services. Questions in the call for evidence ask about areas including treatment services accessed by racially minoritised people, the current levels of engagement with those services, the barriers to accessing treatment, and how engagement with racially minoritised clients could be improved by service providers [deadline for responses is 22 September]. Find out more

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: outcomes and performance indicators

His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) are currently exploring high level outcomes and performance indicators for the recommissioning of core services and are hosting two events, inviting organisations to share their thoughts and experiences with HMPPS.

The first event is ‘Personal Wellbeing: Outcomes and Performance Indicators’ [29 September, 10:00 - 11:00, online, free]. During this event organisations are invited to share their views on: 1) What should the outcomes of a PWB service look like? 2) How can we measure these outcomes? Register here

The second event is ‘Core Services: Outcomes and Performance Indicators’ [18 October, 13:00 - 15:00, online, free]. The topics covered in this event will include:

• Finance, Benefit & Debt (FBD)
• Dependency & Recovery (D&R)
• Education, Training and Employment (ETE)
• Accommodation

Join in the conversation and register here

RESOURCE: Women’s services map

The National Women's Justice Coalition has shared their Women’s Services Map, the UK’s first directory of services for women in contact with the criminal justice system.

Have a look at the map and resource and If your organisation would like to be featured and currently delivers services for women and girls in contact with the criminal justice system, and/or runs women’s centres in the UK, please contact the National Women’s Justice Coalition for more information.

PUBLICATION: Probation Quarterly

Issue 29 of Probation Quarterly includes articles from academics, practitioners and people with experience of the criminal justice system covering the following subjects:

• An interview with the patron of the Probation Institute, Professor Rob Canton
• Desistance and the importance of higher education, narratives, training and communities
• The experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic residents in approved premises

Issue 29 – published today – can be downloaded here for free

CLINKS MEMBERS’ VACANCIES:

Community Service Delivery Manager with St Giles Trust [£34,500 - £37,500, Leeds Media Centre with regular travel across West Yorkshire, full time]; Trustee with Good Vibrations [voluntary, part time]; Senior Services Manager - South East with ADVANCE (Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education) [£38,000 - £43,000, South East, full time]; Employment Advisor with St Giles Trust [£25,000 - £31,000, Coventry with travel across Midlands, full time]; Education, Training and Employment Coach with Seetec [£23,000 - £24,801, Bath, part time]; Engagement Support Officer - Behavioural Support with Seetec [£23,000 - £24,801, Thames Valley, full time]; Community Link Worker with St Giles Trust [£26,000 - £31,000, Royal London Hospital with frequent travel across London, full time]; ADViSE Advocate Educator with ADVANCE (Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education) [£28,000 - £32,000, Hammersmith, full time]; Housing Officer with Seetec [£23,000 - £24,801, Blackpool, full time]; Prison Facilitator - HMP Leicester with Shannon Trust [£26,780, Leicester, part time]

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

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