Transforming Rehabilitation
NOMS VCSE Grant Funding 2014/15
What is Transforming Rehabilitation?
In “Transforming Rehabilitation: A Strategy for Reform”, the
Secretary of State for Justice set out plans to introduce a new
system for the management and rehabilitation of offenders in the
community across England and Wales.
The reforms comprise:
• Opening up of the market – creation of Community Rehabilitation
Companies (CRCs)
• A new public sector National Probation Service (NPS)
• The extension of supervision after release (approx 50,000 short
sentenced prisoners (<12mths))
• A national “through the prison gate” resettlement service
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Opening up of the Market
– 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s) to be established
– Each CRC will provide services in it’s Contract Package Area (CPA)
– CRC’s will:
• be owned and run by successful bidders in the present
competition
• deliver services under contract to National Offender
Management Service (NOMS)
• manage the medium and low risk offenders in the community
• deliver innovative rehabilitative support to offenders.
CPA Map
New Organisations
Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s)
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Deliver the sentence of the court
Seek to rehabilitate offenders and reduce re-offending.
Engage with offenders before their release
Be responsible for managing and supervising offenders allocated to
them throughout their licence/ supervision period
Have the freedom to design the services that they believe will be most
effective in reducing re-offending.
Achieve best results by working in partnership
National Probation Service
• NPS - new organisation focusing on the exercise of public
interest decisions and issues of public protection
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NPS will:
– Provide advice to court on sentencing
– Conduct risk assessments at the outset
– Determine the allocation of cases to the CRCS to manage and
which will be retained by the NPS
– Directly manage offenders who pose a high risk of serious harm to
the public
– Directly manage those offenders released from custody who have
committed the most serious offences
– Respond to potential escalations in risk
Partnership Working
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Providers to engage with statutory and non-statutory partnerships
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Commitment to ensuring that new providers integrate with effective
existing structures, networks and partnerships
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Police and Crime Commissioners have a crucial role in tackling crime
and supporting victims – a key partner
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Partner collaboration - engage through local forums such as
Community Safety Partnerships and IOM
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NOMS account management function
Ways of Working
Which offenders are included within TR?
– All adult offenders sentenced to a Community Order or Suspended
Sentence Order
– All adult offenders released on licence from custodial sentences of
more than one day
At least 12 months (either on licence or on a combination of licence
and a new top-up supervision period)
– Offenders sentenced as juveniles who subsequently transition from
the youth to the adult system
– Offenders who transfer in from another jurisdiction
Extension of Supervision
– Offender Rehabilitation Bill
Currently going through the House of Commons - Royal Assent
expected May 2014
– Supervision to be introduced for all adult offenders (approx 50,000)
released from custodial sentences of more than one day
– New Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for CO’s and SSO’s
– Deliver rehabilitation to more (and often prolific) offenders
“Through the prison gate”
– CRC engage with offenders before their release
“Through the gate (TTG)” support facilitated by the introduction of
resettlement prisons in some areas
– These resettlement prisons will wherever possible be located close to the
CPA the offender is due to be released into
– CRC’s will work in these prisons in their CPA to deliver a resettlement service
for medium and low risk offenders before release
– Allows the same provider working with the offenders in the community to
work with them before release and prisons will facilitate this
– Alternative arrangements will be made where this isn’t achievable
Through the Gate: Needs screening in custody
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Resettlement plans created by CRCs to address:
– any immediate resettlement needs resulting from reception into custody;
– assistance with retaining employment;
– accommodation needs;
– financial needs; and
– other support including what is appropriate to address the needs of those
offenders who have previously been sex workers or victims of domestic
violence or sexual violence.
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Resettlement plans could also signpost prisoners to relevant services offered by
other service providers both in custody and in the community post-release
e.g. other mainstream/co-commissioned services such as those addressing
health needs, substance misuse, employment, education and training.
Resettlement Prisons
– Majority of offenders will be located in prisons designated for resettlement
purposes in their home location for the final 3 months of their time in
custody.
– The resettlement prison model will aim to release at least 80% of adult male
offenders from a resettlement prison designated to their ‘home’ CPA
– Designated resettlement prisons have been identified for each CPA as
follows:
• all adult male local prisons
• all adult male open prisons
• in addition all CPA’s will be allocated one or more category C prison(s)
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The creation of resettlement prisons will present opportunities to create
better continuity of service for offenders
Co-commissioning
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It is estimated that half the services that are key to rehabilitation are
commissioned and funded from outside the CJS including
– Accommodation
– Health
– Drugs and alcohol
– Employment and Training
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The Transforming Rehabilitation Programme will not take over
commissioning and funding of projects or programmes that are
currently funded by non-MoJ organisations
Where are we at, where do we go?
TR - Progress to date
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Competition Launched – September 2013
PQQ short listing – December 2013
30 diverse organisations
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Invitation to Negotiate – 31st January 2014
Bidders refresh by CPA
Local competition team events
Bidder dialogues
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Negotiation/Evaluation – Spring/Summer 2014
Award and mobilisation – Autumn 2014
The role of VCSEs
• Tier 2/3s in competition
• Diverse supply chain and stewardship principles
• Capacity building – NOMS/MoJ grants through
ACEVO and Clinks
• NOMS grants to support new CRCs and NPS –
building on local knowledge and expertise
• Understand current and changing environment
• Challenges – a lot of change and uncertainty
• Opportunity – make a real difference to NOMS,
MoJ, offenders, victims and citizens
Contacting Local Competition Teams
2. North West (CPA 2)
Team Leader: Andrea Bennett,
Andrea.Bennett@justice.gsi.gov.uk
4. Cheshire, Manchester and
Merseyside (CPA 6, 7)
Team Leader: Patrick Connelly,
Patrick.Connelly@justice.gsi.gov.uk
1. North East (CPA 1, 3)
Team Leader: Chris Dixon,
chris.dixon@justice.gsi.gov.uk
3. Yorkshire, Humberside and
Lincolnshire (CPA 4, 5, 8)
Team Leader: Jonathan Martin,
jonathan.martin@justice.gsi.gov.uk
7. Eastern (CPA 17, 18, 19)
Team Leader: Hilary Collyer,
Hilary.Collyer@justice.gsi.gov.uk
5. Midlands (CPA 9, 10, 12)
Team Leader: Caroline Morrison,
Caroline.morrison@justice.gsi.gov.uk
6. Wales (CPA 11)
Team Leader: Sue O’Leary,
Susan.O’Leary@justice.gsi.gov.uk
8. South West (CPA 13, 14)
Team Leader: Ruth Roberts,
Ruth.Roberts@justice.gsi.gov.uk
10. London (CPA 20)
Team Leader: Martin Blake,
martin.blake@justice,gsi.gov.uk
9. South East (CPA 15, 16, 21)
Team Leader: Karen Brady,
karen.brady@justice.gsi.gov.uk
Last updated Nov 2013