New funding available: Covid-19 response grants

Clinks is launching a grant programme to support voluntary organisations working in criminal justice with an annual income under £500,000 to continue their work through the Covid-19 crisis.

Clinks News | Funding during the pandemic

Covid-19 response grants

Support during the pandemic for voluntary organisations

Voluntary organisations working in the criminal justice system with under £500,000 annual income can apply now for grant funding to support their vital work during Covid-19.

Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 634 | 15th May 2020

In this week's edition...

Covid-19 update from the HMPPS and Ministry of Justice Third sector taskforce

This blog gives an update on how HMPPS and the Ministry of Justice are working with Clinks and the Third sector more broadly during this challenging time.

Through the Gate on COVID-19 early release

This blog post gives details from the official guidance on what the Through the Gate service should consist of for prisoners released under the government's coronavirus End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.

The details of the early prison release scheme

This blog post provides the latest detail of the government's plan and accompanying guidance for releasing some prisoners early in order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on prisoners and staff living in our overcrowded prisons and “to protect the NHS and save lives”.

Clinks Survey: How is Covid-19 affecting your work?

Tell us your experiences of the pandemic

What's the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the people you support? How are your staff coping? Have you been able to access any emergency funding?

Take just 10 minutes to complete our fourth survey so we can continue to track the evolving impact of Covid-19 on voluntary organisations working in the criminal justice system. The data gathered through our bi-weekly surveys is provided to senior officials at the Ministry of Justice as well as funders and government select committees.

Clinks response: Home Office consultation on strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments

This response sets out our concerns of the Home Office’s proposals to criminalise unauthorised encampments.

Clinks Policy Briefing | May 2020

In this month's edition...

Adapting to a new environment

Examining the results of our latest survey, this blog looks at the challenges of delivering services remotely, the loss of volunteers, and the need for financial support for voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.