State of the Sector 2023 transformed
Explore the findings online alongside our executive summary
State of the Sector 2023 is live, with a brand-new look! Check out our new webpage and executive summary.
The criminal justice voluntary sector has been mapped out, highlighting the changes over the past year and, unfortunately, some of the recurring themes.
Clinks’ role is to lead, support, inform and collaborate within the criminal justice sector. Our annual State of the Sector research, produced in partnership with NCVO, is a free resource evidencing what our members and the sector are experiencing.
We have compiled this report so all organisations can better understand the current criminal justice voluntary sector climate. Your responses provide us with extensive evidence which we present to a wide range of stakeholders, including key decision makers. The report covers; who we heard from; who organisations support; service delivery; and financial sustainability. One of the most common responses from the survey outlined an increased caseload for many members, a sad reality of the current climate.
State of the Sector 2023 key findings:
- Organisations want the next government to invest in prevention and rehabilitation and lean on the voluntary sector’s expertise
- 61% of survey respondents said they do not achieve full cost recovery on at least some of their contracts, and over10% said they did not achieve full cost recovery on any
- Organisations were broadly confident about their financial sustainability over the next two years but, in focus groups, organisations qualified this optimism
- In focus groups, voluntary organisations said, whilst they were confident their organisation would still be delivering services in two years, there was uncertainty as to the scale and capacity of this service delivery.
Unsurprising for many of you, some topics appear in this report year after year. These areas include increased service user needs and contracts not providing full cost recovery. Still, there is new detail on the sector's long-term financial sustainability and evidence for how best to support organisations in achieving this.
The sector's resilience is incredible; organisations continue to support people who need it most. As the infrastructure organisation for the criminal justice voluntary sector, we want to continue to support organisations. Over the coming year, we will continue to advocate for the sector. We will share learning and offer opportunities for connection, providing a platform for the sector to come together to highlight issues that matter to organisations and the people they work with.
View the 2023 research on our new State of the Sector webpage here
Download the executive summary here
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