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North East Criminal Justice Ebulletin
If your organisation would like to contribute an article for the next ebulletin contactaby Monday 24th April.County Durham & Darlington Community Safety Fund
The Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner (PCVC) Ron Hogg, in partnership with County Durham Community Foundation (CDCF), is making available £150,000 for a grants fund to support the community and voluntary sector of County Durham and Darlington. Supporting projects and initiatives across County Durham & Darlington with up to £7,500 per anum to help keep communities safe and contribute towards inspiring public confidence.* The fund is not aimed at organisations that are already funded directly from core commissioned, statutory policing and community safety activities, but will support projects and initiatives that are additional and work at a local community level.
The key themes that the fund is looking to support include projects and activities that:
• Encourage diversionary activities
• Tackle anti-social behaviour
• Tackle harm caused by alcohol, drugs, and violence.
For more information about the County Durham & Darlington Community Safety Fund and find out how to apply click here.
Charities and Businesses link up online
This month saw the launch of a new website inspiring skills sharing between local businesses and not-for-profit organisations in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham and Tees Valley.The site was created by the North East Skills Sharing Groupwhich VONNE is a part of, and is aimed at businesses looking to offer their support to the sector, and charities wanting to benefit from the time and expertise of businesses. Find advice, case studies and organisations that can help in brokering skills sharing
Click here to visit North East Skills Sharing
Last chance to give feedback!
How has Transforming Rehabilitation affected your organisation?
This is your last chance to take our survey tracking the voluntary sector's role in Transforming Rehabilitation (TR). As the TrackTR project’s concluding survey this is your final opportunity to share your views with us during the project.Over 154 of you have shared your experiences so far, a huge thank you to all of you.
Voluntary organisations working in criminal justice are the backbone of rehabilitation and resettlement services in England and Wales and are at the heart of reform and progress in many areas. With further changes happening to the prison and probation services it's vital that we hear from as many organisations as possible how TR is affecting you. If you have been affected by the TR reforms in any way, please share your experiences to help us advocate for the voluntary sector.
With the responses from last year’s survey we've been able to inform the National Audit Office’s TR report, the Public Accounts Committee review of TR, and HM Inspectorate of Probation’s early implementation reports. We continue to inform the Justice Select Committee and the probation review being undertaken by the Ministry of Justice. We keep on encouraging Community Rehabilitation Companies and the National Probation Service to improve their involvement of the sector.
Your information will be kept strictly confidential and at no point in time will any responses be attributed to you or your organisation. The survey should take about 20-30 minutes to complete. The survey closes on the 31st March.
Local charity launches a guide on supporting children and families of prisoners
Nepacs, a long standing charity which works across the north east region to help support a positive future for prisoners and their familieshas joined forces with NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to launch a guide for health and social care professionals.Nepacs has produced a handy booklet and pocket guide, with thanks to funding from the CCG, to provide information and guidance for anyone working in health and social care so that they can better support children and families of prisoners in the area. Copies of the guide and booklet are availableonline from Nepacs and will be sent to health and social care professionals in the South Tees area.
The main aim of the guide is to increase awareness of the needs of prisoners’ families and children amongst health and social care professionals, and to provide information on what they can do to help.
Dr Raj Khapra, a local GP and member of the CCG’s Governing Body said: “The CCG is really pleased to support the guide and hopes that it will become a valuable resource for our health and social care professionals to support the children and families of prisoners.”
RR3 Recuritment
Clinks is currently recruiting two new members to the Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3), one with experience of supporting people with substance misuse issues in the criminal justice system, and one involved in the senior management of a larger scale voluntary organisation. Members are recruited to the group as individuals, bringing their own expertise and experience rather than representing the interests of their organisation.The meetings are usually held in central London. and whilst these are non-remunerated positions; reasonable travel and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed.
Full job descriptions and person specifications available via the website
To apply for one of the positions, please send a CV and covering letter outlining your reasons for applying and how you meet the person specification to Oonagh by Friday 7th April.
Hidden Sentence training
Thursday 29th June, 2017 - Stockton on Tees
NEPACs are currently offering places on a full day Hidden Sentence training course (9.30am to 4pm)- Thursday 29 June 2017 in Stockton on Tees (venue TBC).
Those interested in attending or looking for more information please contact TinaYoung
Griffins Society open to research proposals for 2017-18 fellowship round
Sponsoring research to bring about change in how women and girls are dealt with in the criminal justice system
For over ten years the Society’s Research Fellowships have turned a spotlight on how women and girls are treated in the criminal justice system. The Griffins Societybelieve that those who work directly with women and girls arebest placed to see what works and what doesn't.Through ourfellowship programme and with the support of the Institute of Criminology in Cambridge and academics from across the UK, we provide them with the opportunity and the tools to carry out research with the aim of bringing about change in practice and policy.
Find out more, or complete the application here
Contact
Abi Lunn, North East Development Assistant (seconded to Clinks)Tel: 0191 233 2000
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