Clinks Light Lunch | Issue 490 |23rd June 2017

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In this week's edition...

CLINKS EVENT: emerging managers

Clinks has teamed up with the Management Centre to offer emerging managers a high-energy introduction to their role as managers [14th & 15th August, London, £300]. This training programme is specially designed to give newer managers a safe opportunity to try out new skills and approaches. The training will focus on their responsibility for achieving results, equipping them to build successful teams and resolve challenges, and cover areas such as developing people, managing for performance, and delegation. This programme is designed for individuals who have recently been promoted or who are about to be promoted and are now responsible for managing colleagues or teams. It is the ideal development opportunity for managers or potential managers that an organisation has identified for fast track. Find out more and book your place here

CLINKS BLOG: The election aftermath – what it means for Clinks members

Nathan Dick, Head of Policy and Communications at Clinks, has posted a blog on what we know about the new Ministerial team at the Ministry of Justice. David Lidington is our third Secretary of State for Justice in less than a year, but with promises of consistency perhaps we will see a continuation of Liz Truss’ approach to prison reform. If you want to keep up to date with all policy issues then become a clinks member and receive our monthly policy bulletin. Read the blog here

CLINKS BLOG: the view from the ground

This is the first in a series of blogs that give a detailed account of the experience of voluntary organisations working in criminal justice, focusing on the needs of their service users, their service delivery and their funding situation.  The information has been edited from a selection of in-depth interviews that were conducted as part of our data collection for the state of the sector work. In this anononymous guest blog, the writer talks of the challenges faced by their organisation, and writes "If the wings aren’t open, we can’t work. If people are locked out, we can’t work. If people are suffering from mental health challenges and can’t get out of their cells, then we can’t work." The writer also discusses opportunities for the future, and causes for optimism. Read the blog here

CLINKS EVENT: inspecting probation services: date change

If you were the Chief Inspector of Probation, what standards would you set for the work of the National Probation Service, Community Rehabilitation Companies and Youth Offending Teams? HM Inspectorate of Probation want to ensure that future inspection plans are well informed about the role and contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector. Clinks is holding a series of workshops  [Date changed for Manchester, Date changed for Newcastle, 17th July London, 21st July Cardiff] with HMI Probation so that voluntary organisations can learn about the inspection framework and help to set standards which will be used for future inspection of probation services. Draft inspection standards will be published towards the end of June. You can find out more and book your place here. For Manchester or Newcastle, please email events@clinks.org to express your interest.

CLINKS PARTNER'S EVENT: everybody's business

How can services can be better co-ordinated for people with multiple and complex needs. This joint event [4th July, Bournemouth, free] from Bournemouth CVS, Poole CVS, Clinks and the Making Every Adult Matter coalition (MEAM) will explore how to join up substance misuse, homelessness, mental health and criminal justice services. Find out and book more here

CLINKS PARTNER'S EVENT: improving outcomes for black, Asian and minority ethnic people

Clinks are supporting the Lammy Review into the treatment of and outcomes for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the criminal justice system to hold this half day event [14th July, London, free]. The event will bring together David Lammy’s independent review into the treatment of and outcomes for BAME people in the criminal justice system with voluntary sector organisations working to address this issue. Delegates will hear about the Lammy Review’s progress and the work of and reports published by a range of voluntary sector organisations working to address racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system. There will be opportunities to discuss what this evidence means for the work of the voluntary sector and criminal justice agencies and how we can work together to build on the Review’s agreed recommendations post-publication. Book your place here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: combatting inequalities

Shannon Trust has been awarded the first Action for Equity Award for combatting inequalities through the Shannon Trust Reading Plan. The Action for Equity Award, part of the Atlantic Fellows programme for Social and Economic Equity, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science, seeks to champion and support the ongoing work of charities who are working to address major inequalities in society. Angela Cairns, CEO, said ‘The award is a credit to our Learners and Mentors who are changing their own lives and the lives of those around them.’ Find out more here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: lessons from abroad for justice reform

Two briefings have been published which present learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) Prison Reform Fellowships. The Fellowships are the result of a partnership between WCMT and the Prison Reform Trust and offer a way of learning about how other countries respond to crime, and exploring whether similar approaches could be taken here. Written by Jessica Jacobson and Helen Fair of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London, the briefings discuss restorative justice and peer support programs. Find out more and read the briefings here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: one woman's journey

One25 and The Nelson Trust are featured in a BBC article about a woman’s experience of prison and her journey to desistance. The article is written by a female former prisoner, called Pat, who talks about how she finally found a way to break free from the cycle of offending with the support offered from voluntary agencies. The article also features links to other organisations who offer support to women during and after prison. Read the article here

CLINKS MEMBER'S NEWS: i-HOP survey

Barnardo’s i-HOP service is gathering information from its users about the usefulness of their website content in work concerning the children and families of people with convictions. You can take the survey here. (Please note, this is a corrected version of an article from last week.)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: open letter from the Justice Secretary

Justice Secretary David Lidington has set out plans to reform prisons in an open letter. In it, he discusses the concept that prisons should offer effective rehabilitation, including education, training and support, as well as addiction treatments. He states that prisons must work with local communities and services. He confirms the increase in prison officers promised under the previous Justice Secretary, and a £1.3billion investment in new prisons, creating 10,000 places. Read the letter here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: resettlement services

'An Inspection of Through the Gate Resettlement Services for Prisoners Serving 12 Months or More', a report from the HM Inspectorate of prison and HM Inspectorate of probation has been published. The report says that of the 98 long-term prisoners whose cases were examined the majority received a very poor service in almost all areas. It also found that Community Rehabilitation Companies were not having any impact. Read the report here

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: probation work

HMI Probation have published its Quality & Impact inspection report on the effectiveness of probation work in Suffolk. The two organisations responsible for providing probation services in Suffolk needed to do far more to protect the public, reduce reoffending and make sure people served sentences handed down by the courts, said Dame Glenys Stacey, HM Chief Inspector of Probation Find out more here

VOLUNTARY SECTOR: the Queen's speech

Chris Walker from NCVO has written a blog discussing what the Queen's speech means for charities. The blog discusses how Brexit talks can be influenced by charities, the impact of the repeal bill, immigration and social care changes, and opportunities for charities to have their say. Read the blog here

FUNDING: women's projects

Round two of Rosa’s Woman to Woman fund is now open for grants up to £25,000 for groups with an income of under £100,000 per year.  Applications supporting a wide range of charitable work that benefits women such as building confidence and leadership skills, tackling harassment and violence, financial literacy, and increasing engagement in decision-making will be considered. Deadline for stage 1 applications is 6th July. Find out more here

FUNDING: black, Asian and minority ethnic entrepreneurs

The MSDUK Innovation Challenge competition has been set up to provide young black, Asian and minority ethnic entrepreneurs with an opportunity to obtain business funding and support. Entrepeneurs with an innovative product, solution or technology can pitch their ideas to a panel of potential investors, buyers and industry experts with the view to access markets, finance and technical support. The deadline to apply to pitch is the 14th July. Find out more here

OPPORTUNITY: media training

Trust for London are offering a bespoke media training programme, either heavily subsidised or free, depending on the finances of an organisation. Email Navprit Rai outlining the types of requests you get from journalists and how frequently you receive them at: nrai@trustforlondon.org.uk

CLINKS MEMBERS' VACANCIES

Vacancies on the jobs board this week include: a Group Worker with DISC [Scarborough], a Wonderlink Worker with The Magdalene Group [Norwich], a Communications Manager with Switchback [London], a Case Officer with SOVA [Wales], Volunteer Cooking Co-ordinators with The Nelson Trust [Swindon or Gloucester], an IDSVA (Female) with One25, a Hub Co-ordinator with Changing Lives [Northumberland], and an Impact Manager with Spark Inside [London]. For more information about these vacancies, and many more, click here

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