This blog gives an update from Jo Farrar, CEO of HMPPS, on the government’s plans for how prisons and probation will start to recover from the restrictions imposed in response to coronavirus.

In our latest survey, we continued to explore issues around service delivery, volunteer availability and financial support, and took a closer look at what impact Covid-19 and organisations’ different delivery models is having on the people they support.

The government has been continuing its work to deliver a reformed probation model from next year, and we are now entering a crucial stage of the process.

HMPPS has taken the first steps towards informing staff and service users of the likely road ahead.

This blog post gives details from official guidance on End of Custody Temporary Release (ECTR) in the youth estate.

Clinks is launching a grant programme to support voluntary organisations working in criminal justice with an annual income under £500,000 to continue their work through the Covid-19 crisis.

This blog gives an update on how HMPPS and the Ministry of Justice are working with Clinks and the Third sector more broadly during this challenging time.

This blog post gives details from the official guidance on what the Through the Gate service should consist of for prisoners released under the government's coronavirus End of Custody Temporary Release scheme.

This blog post provides the latest detail of the government's plan and accompanying guidance for releasing some prisoners early in order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on prisoners and staff living in our overcrowded prisons and “to protect the NHS and save lives”.

Examining the results of our latest survey, this blog looks at the challenges of delivering services remotely, the loss of volunteers, and the need for financial support for voluntary organisations working in criminal justice.