Clinks and our members

Clinks supports, promotes and represents the voluntary sector working with people in the criminal justice system and their families. Find out more...

Clinks blogs: the latest views, debate and discussion

Probation Service commissioning – how HMPPS is responding to voluntary sector feedback

HMPPS's Jim Barton outlines changes being made to Probation Service commissioning, including proposed processes for awarding grants

Helping you to find and use your voice to influence government policy

We’re excited to be launching phase two of the Stronger voice training programme, ‘Using your voice’.

Meeting our sector’s need for infrastructure support

CEO Anne Fox outlines the key areas of work we'll be able to deliver over the next 3 years thanks to a government grant

Prison family services: raising your concerns

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.

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Publications: delve into the detail

Research and analysis on issues facing the sector. Guides and briefings to support our members. Responses to government consultations. Case studies of good practice.

State of the sector 2021

How voluntary organisations emerged from a year of criminal justice reform and the Covid-19 pandemic

Clinks briefing about recovery in prisons

A briefing for the UK Health Security Agency to feed into their Covid-19 recovery strategy for prisons.

Tracking the voluntary sector’s experience of the probation reform programme

The commissioning of day one services

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Events and training: get involved, improve your skills

24 May, 10:00 to 24 May, 12:00

Online

Working with high risk individuals and people with sexual convictions - workshop

24 May, 14:00 to 24 May, 15:30

Online

All Wales criminal justice forum

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Latest on Twitter

Clinks @clinks_tweets · 1 month

Clinks CEO Anne Fox outlines the key areas of work we'll be able to deliver over the next three years thanks to the @hmpps/@MoJGovUK Infrastructure support grant https://clinks.org/community/blog-posts/meeting-our-sectors-need-infrastructure-support

Clinks @clinks_tweets · 1 month

The State of the sector 2021 outlines how voluntary organisations have faced new and incredibly difficult challenges over the last year.

https://www.clinks.org/publication/state-sector-2021

Clinks @clinks_tweets · 1 month

We've got four exciting opportunities to join our team: https://www.clinks.org/vacancies?keys=Clinks&sort_by=created

Our work: our latest projects and activities

What Clinks is doing to support, promote and represent the voluntary sector working in the criminal justice system.

Service user involvement

We should embed the involvement of people with lived experience throughout the criminal justice system to inform policy and practice.

Race and justice

Clinks thinks all sectors working in the criminal justice system must work to tackle racism and discrimination.

Volunteering and mentoring

Volunteering should be championed by the Ministry of Justice, courts, probation services and prisons.

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Join Clinks: be heard, informed, and supported

Are you a voluntary organisation supporting people in the criminal justice system? Join our network of over 600 members. Clinks membership offers you:

A voice to influence change
Practical assistance to be effective and resilient
Support from a community of like-minded professionals.

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