Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 814 | 05 January 2024

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CLINKS NEWS: New Year Honours

Congratulations to those recognised in the New Year Honours for their work across the Justice sector. These awards honour extraordinary people for their commitment and service to the UK.

You can find the full list of New Year Honours 2024 here

MEMBER FOCUS: Recycling Lives Charity

The Recycling Lives charity acts as a safety net for vulnerable and marginalised people. They offer accommodation, education, training and work experience to homeless and long-term unemployed individuals, with the aim of helping them back into full-time work and finding them a place to call their own. Find out more

CLINKS MEMBER’S NEWS: a new episode of the Transform Justice podcast

Rape is widely acknowledged as one of the worst crimes someone can commit. So why do so few reports of rape result in a conviction?

In this difficult but important podcast by Transform Justice, hosts Rob and Penelope are joined by criminologist Betsy Stanko OBE and criminal and human rights barrister Kirsty Brimelow KC as they dive into the intricacies of the reporting and prosecution of sexual assault in the UK. They discuss whether police, the justice system, or juries are failing victims, and what needs to be done to ensure justice. Listen here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: Recommissioning of core commissioned rehabilitative services

HMPPS are undertaking work to recommission the next generation of commissioned rehabilitative services (CRS) – these are: Personal Wellbeing; (incorporating Emotional wellbeing; Family & significant others; Lifestyle & associates; and Through-the-gate mentoring (social inclusion), Accommodation support; Finance, Benefit and Debt; Dependency & Recovery; and Education, Training and Employment. 

To help inform local decision-making, various regions would like to invite organisations to discuss and provide feedback on their early intentions and direction of travel.

West Midlands [8 January, 14:00 – 15:30, online, free]. Register here
East Midlands [11 January, 10:00 – 11:30, online, free]. Register here
Yorkshire and the Humber request feedback via this survey by 10 January

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: alcohol tags during Christmas and New Year

Recent statistics from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show around 2800 people on licence were issued an alcohol tag during Christmas and New Year. The devices are able to detect if a person has been drinking by analysing their sweat.

This is an increase of around 1000 people from the same time last year and follows the Government’s drive to double the number of people on tags at any one time by 2025 and protect communities from the violence and disorder often caused by alcohol. Read more here

FUNDING: HMP Pentonville launch two grants

HMP Pentonville have launched two grants open to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs).

  • One grant is for Arts provision, to the value of up to £10,000
  • The second is for job/employability readiness, to the value of up to £10,000

Both grants are live on Find a Grant. Applications can be made directly on the Find a Grant website To apply, please visit: find-government-grants.service.gov.uk and search ‘HMP Pentonville’ [closing date is 16 January]. If you have any questions, please contact HMPPSGrants@justice.gov.uk

CLINKS MEMBER’S EVENT: Presumption against short prison sentences: the Scottish experience

Sign up to the next of the Centre for Justice Innovation's 'Expert Voices' event series discussing key issues affecting the justice system. Expert Voices: Presumption against short prison sentences: the Scottish experience [9 January, 12:30 - 13:30, online, free].

With proposals currently before Parliament to introduce a presumption against short prison sentences in England and Wales, this event will see two experts to speak about the impact of similar legislation in Scotland, Professor Cyrus Tata, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice at Strathclyde University Law School, and Chris McCully, the Head of Policy at Community Justice Scotland. Register here

FEATURED VACANCY: Chair of the Board of Trustees

Last chance to apply to be Clinks Chair of the Board of Trustees. Our new chair will be committed to voluntary action, our organisation, our values, and anti-racism. This role is pivotal in creating the conditions for overall board and individual director effectiveness, both inside and outside the boardroom. We aim to onboard our new chair as a trustee from April 2024 to ensure efficient handover, ahead of the AGM. We welcome applications from across society and we aim to have a diverse board representative of the communities impacted by criminal justice and the challenges they face. The deadline for applications is [8 January 2024].

Click here for more information and how to apply

CLINKS MEMBERS’ VACANCIES:

CIAG Adviser with Career Connect [£25,466 - £28,817, HMP Stocken, full time]; Development Manager with Saracens Sport Foundation [£30,000 - £34,000, Hendon, London, full time]; Education Inclusion Mentor (West Yorkshire) with St Giles Trust [£25,000 - £28,500, Leeds, full time]; Senior Practitioner with Ormiston Families [£23,439, Suffolk, part time]; Senior Practitioner with Ormiston Families [£23,439, Norfolk, part time]; Recalls Officer with Lancashire Women [£23,994, HMP/YOI Styal, full time]; Administrator with St Giles Trust [£23,933, Camberwell, with occasional travel for events or meetings across Southwark / London, part time]; Community Caseworker - Wellbeing Coach with NEPACS [£26,461, full time]; Team Leader - Departure Lounge with NEPACS [£24,130, Various, full time]; Visits Services Catering Worker with NEPACS [£21,333, Brasside, part time].

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

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