South East & East

Overview

Clinks supports voluntary organisations working across the South East and East of England to reduce reoffending and support people in contact with the criminal justice system. Spanning rural and urban communities—from Kent to Norfolk and Essex to Oxfordshire—this area includes some of the highest and lowest rates of reoffending in England. The voluntary sector’s presence is broad, tackling regional issues such as rural exclusion, housing shortages, and access to mental health services. Organisations play a vital role in resettlement, women’s services, youth justice, and substance misuse support.

2 Regional Probation Directors
13 Probation Delivery Units

East of England

  • Bedfordshire
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
  • Essex North
  • Essex South
  • Hertfordshire
  • Norfolk
  • Northamptonshire
  • Suffolk

Kent, Surrey & Sussex

  • Brighton and East Sussex
  • East Kent
  • Surrey
  • West Kent
  • West Sussex

3 Prison Group Directors
17 Prisons

Hertfordshire, Essex & Suffolk

  • HMP & YOI Chelmsford
  • HMP Highpoint
  • HMP & YOI Hollesley Bay
  • HMP The Mount
  • HMP Warren Hill

Kent, Surrey & Sussex

  • HMP Coldingley
  • HMP & YOI Elmley
  • HMP Ford
  • HMP Lewes
  • HMP Maidstone
  • HMP & YOI Rochester
  • HMP Standford Hill

Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Norfolk

  • HMP & YOI Bedford
  • HMP Bure
  • HMP Littlehey
  • HMP & YOI Norwich
  • HMP Weyland

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 Bronzefield
  • HMP Peterborough (Male & Female)

Long Term High Security

  • HMP Swaleside
  • HMP Witemoor
  • HMP Woodhill

Women’s Prisons

  • HMP Downview
  • HMP East Sutton Park
  • HMP Send

Youth Custody Service

  • HMP & YOI Cookham Wood
  • HMP & YOI Oakhill STC (Contracted)

Our work

We regularly share criminal justice updates, funding opportunities, policy changes, and event details through newsletters, regional bulletins, and forums. Our aim is to keep organisations informed and better equipped to navigate the changing landscape.
We provide one-to-one support to organisations to help them navigate commissioning, identify funding opportunities, and understand public procurement. We also feedback sector concerns to commissioners to help improve processes.
We gather insight through email call-outs, focus groups, and regional forums, using this intelligence to influence policy discussions with government departments and statutory agencies.
We promote the role of voluntary organisations across regional boards and partnerships, championing the innovative approaches being taken to support people in contact with the criminal justice system.
We convene regional forums and provide opportunities for organisations to connect with one another and with statutory partners. These spaces foster collaboration, information sharing, and peer support.

Get involved

We're always keen to hear from voluntary organisations working across the North East's criminal justice system.

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

Contact us

For any inquiries related to our work, please get in touch with our specialist staff and we will get back to you

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