London

Overview

Clinks supports voluntary organisations working in London to reduce reoffending and support people in contact with the criminal justice system. With several hundred charities and social enterprises operating in a complex funding and operational environment, navigating the overlapping responsibilities of agencies like the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), London Probation, London Prisons Group, the Metropolitan Police, and London Councils can be challenging. Clinks supports the sector to engage strategically, amplify their voices, and strengthen collaboration across the capital’s justice landscape.

Probation

1 Regional Probation Directors
18 Probation Delivery Units

London

Barking and Dagenham and Havering
Brent
Camden, Islington
Croydon
Ealing and Hillingdon
Enfield and Haringey
Greenwich and Bexley
Hackney and City
Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chealsea and Westminster
Harrow and Barnet
Kingston, Richmond and Hounslow
Lambeth
Lewisham and Bromley
Newham
Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Southwark
Tower Hamlets
Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton

Prisons

1 Prison Group Director
6 Prisons

London

HMP Brixton
HMP & YOI High Down
HMP & YOI Isis
HMP & YOI Pentonville
HMP Wandsworth
HMP & YOI Wormwood Scrubs

Specialist Estates and Directorates

The following prisons are managed nationally by Specialist Estates and Directorates, rather than by local Prison Group Directors. They are included here for reference. Find out more in the One HMPPS Area Model Overview (PDF).

Contracted Prisons

HMP Thameside

Long Term High Security

HMP Belmarsh

Youth Custody Service

HMP & YOI Feltham A & B

Our work

Keeping the voluntary sector informed

We are committed to keeping voluntary sector organisations informed by regularly sharing criminal justice updates and commissioning news through sector wide mailings and newsletters. These communications ensure that our members and others in the sector are up to date with the latest developments and opportunities.

To help organisations working across London stay connected and informed, we provide additional updates through regular forums and events, and regularly email updates. These communications cover policy developments, opportunities for commissioning and grant funding, training, events, valuable resources, publications, and campaigns.

Enhancing sustainability

Our team works directly with members to understand their sustainability challenges and gather insights that we share in commissioning forums. We connect members with relevant grant funding opportunities and support them to engage with public procurement processes, providing sharing information on competitive tendering and commissioned contracts where appropriate. We feed back our members' experiences to commissioners to help improve commissioning processes.

Listening and acting on the experiences and views of the voluntary sector

We actively gather intelligence from voluntary organisations in London on emerging topics and key policy developments through:

Email call-outs for information
Small group discussions at London Criminal Justice forums
Specific focus groups

The information gathered is then collected and shared to inform our representative work officials in MoJ, HMPPS and other stakeholders, ensuring that the voices and insights of our members are considered in national and local policy decisions.

Promoting the expertise of the voluntary sector

Clinks works in partnership with organisations and agencies to build strategic relationships and represents the voluntary organisations within statutory structures in London, including:

The London Reducing Reoffending Board
The London Disproportionality Board
The London Out of Court Disposals Partnership Board
The Metropolitan Police Out of Court Disposals Advisory Board
The MOPAC Third Sector & Service User Voice

Our involvement ensures the sector's views, experiences, and expertise is considered in decision making processes, and that proven and innovative approaches to improving outcomes for people in contact with the criminal justice system are promoted.

In addition, we work closely with commissioners, including the Mayor of London, London Probation, London Prisons Group, and local authorities, to foster meaningful engagement with the voluntary sector. We use the intelligence gathered from the sector to influence the design and delivery of services for better outcomes.

Facilitating networks and collaboration

We have an extensive network in London, connecting Clinks members, the wider voluntary sector, and key statutory bodies including; MOPAC, London Probation, Prisons, and MoJ/HMPPS officials. Our team can help you connect with these networks and provide valuable opportunities for networking and collaboration.

Get involved

We're always keen to hear from voluntary organisations working in criminal justice across London.

Whether you're interested in connecting with others, staying informed, sharing your experiences, or shaping future activity in the region, we'd love to stay in touch.

Please complete this short form to register your interest, tell us a bit about your work, or let us know if you'd like to contribute to future events, discussions or updates.

You can also get in touch directly at support@clinks.org