Long before the pandemic, the criminal justice voluntary sector was struggling for resource in a complex, competitive and challenging commissioning environment. Covid-19 has exacerbated a crisis in sustainability.
This blog summarises the discussion from the recent meeting of the RR3 SIG on Covid-19 which focussed around two documents recently published by HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS).
The government has been continuing its work to deliver a reformed probation model from next year, and we are now entering a crucial stage of the process.
At this meeting, the group discussed the possible implications of findings of an interim assessment of the strategies implemented in prison in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
This week's RR3 Covid-19 SIG meeting focussed largely on the ways in which voluntary organisations can mobilise expertise and capacity to support Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to respond to this crisis.