Christopher Stacey, Clinks’ Director of Support and Development, summarises the developments of the future prison education service, and the opportunities for voluntary organisations to contribute

The feedback we've given to the government on the commissioning of services for people in prisons to maintain and develop their relationships with families and loved ones.

Richard Oldfield recommends that there should be a large-scale adoption of grants as the funding mechanism for some of the services; simplification of contracts; and a system which obliges large entities to include more specialised smaller organisations in their bids.

Jess Mullen summarises the commissioning principles we've submitted to the government which we believe would best enable the voluntary sector to deliver services in the future probation model.