The latest views and discussion from Clinks staff and guest writers. We also use blogs to give short updates on our latest projects, as well as briefings on topics of interest to members.

RR3 Special Interest Group on Covid-19- weekly update

The Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3) has set up a Special Interest Group on Covid-19, in order to formally channel policy suggestions to government on how they can protect people in contact with the criminal justice system and their families.

Covid-19 prison preparedness update – prison visits temporarily suspended

On 24 March 2020, the Ministry of Justice announced that all prison visits in England and Wales have been temporarily suspended. This blogs gives an update from HMPPS in light of these changes.

What’s on the horizon this year for health and justice?

Zahra Wynne explores the health inequalities that people in contact with the criminal justice system face and how we'll work with our members to support health and justice initiatives.

Covid-19 prison preparedness | What does this mean for voluntary organisations?

Update on Covid-19 prison preparedness from Anne Fox, Clinks Chief Executive Officer.

A closer look at funding for the criminal justice voluntary sector

This blog will take a closer look at what we found out from our state of the sector 2019 research about funding for voluntary organisations working in the criminal justice system.

An update from Clinks’ policy team

This blog gives an update on changes in the Ministry of Justice, the recent Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group meeting and our recent work with members to respond to consultations.

The latest on the probation reform programme

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has published a target operating model for probation. This blog outlines some of the new and welcome things included in the model as well as an overview of our ongoing concerns.

Clinks is restructuring

We're announcing some exciting changes to Clinks - a restructure of our senior staffing to provide dedicated leadership on each of our five strategic objectives.

New HMPPS grants for 2020-22 announced

This blog gives details of the organisations that will receive funding through the HMPPS grant programme 2020-22 and the projects that they will deliver over the next two years.

Multiple disadvantage is gendered

This blog takes a look at the findings of a new report, Gender Matters, how they can help us shape a gendered approach to multiple disadvantage, and how contact with the criminal justice system can be best understood within definitions of multiple disadvantage.

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RR3 Special Interest Group on Covid-19- weekly update

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The target operating model for probation

This briefing gives an in-depth analysis of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service's (HMPPS) target operating model for probation published on 3rd March 2020 and its implications for the voluntary sector.

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The RR3 special interest group on Covid-19 will today convene voluntary sector leaders to discuss what is needed to mitigate the impacts of the virus on CJS voluntary organisations and the service users they support. We'll publish the key points from the discussion in a blog.