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The Commissioning Academy
Looking to gain insight, know-how and confidence to realise radically better outcomes for citizens and communities? Launched by Cabinet Office in 2013, The Commissioning Academy is designed to give you the tools, techniques and confidence to approach the most challenging issues facing communities in a collaborative, creative and evidence-driven way.
Over 1,200 senior decision-makers and practitioners from across sectors have graduated from the Commissioning Academy since 2013, including participants from:
- the Cabinet office, FCO, Home Office, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, DWP, DCMS, Department of Education and the Department of Health – among others
- most major local authorities as well as CCGs, PCCs and the Police
Places are limited and filling fast so we advise you to apply early. If you’d like to hear more, please feel welcome to email or call 0203 771 2608.
Alternatively, click here to apply to the next Commissioning Academy running between May and September 2017.
Introducing Advocacy Centre North - Partners for Justice
With support from the Durham Police, Crime and Victims commissioner Ron Hogg, Partners for Justice have newly appointed an advocacy worker for Durham and Darlington supporting adults living in the County Durham and Darlington areas who are suffering from mental ill health, have been victims of crime and are accessing the criminal justice system. The aim of the service is to provide help and support to individuals and assist them to overcome the impact that crime has had or is having on them and to ensure they understand their rights and the process involved.
Skills Sharing website launched
Businesses and charities working together for a better North East
North East Skills Sharing, facilitated by the Community Foundation, aims to encourage and promote skills sharing between local businesses and not for profit organisations in the North East.
If you are a VCSE organisation looking for help, or a business who would like to support a VCSE organisation, visit the North East Skills Sharing website to find out where to start and who can help.
Newcastle University research into Understanding Pathways to Stimulant Use
* * * * PARTICIPANTS NEEDED * * * *
(ATTUNE) Understanding Pathways to Stimulant Use: a mixed-methods examination of the individual, social and cultural factors shaping illicit stimulant use across Europe
This study aims to understand more about pathways to illicit stimulant and NPS use and the impact these have on the user's day-to-day life. Researchers are interested in the factors that have shaped stimulant use (particularly ‘amphetamine type substances’ – e.g. speed, ecstasy, whizz, crystal meth, MDMA, mephedrone, misuse of Ritalin®).
- Are you 18 years+? Are you a current or ex user of stimulants? Have you had the chance to use stimulants and then didn’t?
- Do you live in the North East of England?
- Taking part would involve an informal interview that would last between 1-2 hours with a trained researcher from Newcastle University.
- We are interested in your personal views - there are no wrong or right answers.
- All the information collected will be anonymised and treated as confidential.
Participants will receive a £10 high street shopping voucher for taking part. If you or anyone you work with is interested or has any questions please get in touch with Dr Michelle Addison (Michelle.Addison@ncl.ac.uk or 0191 208 3031).
Transgender people in prison
Clinks has published a briefing that outlines the core principles of the Ministry of Justice’s review into the care and management of transgender people in contact with the criminal justice system (CJS), and the new Prison Service Instruction (PS1 17/2016) which it informed. The conclusions from the review and the corresponding PSI represent significant progress in recognising and addressing the needs of transgender people in contact with the CJS. Clinks is pleased to see that there is now a clear acknowledgement of the need to respect each individual within the gender identity they wish to express and increased clarity and transparency around decision-making processes. Read the response here
Thankyou and Farewell!
Natalie Maidment will be returning from maternity leave as of May, starting part time and gradually increasing capacity to full time. I will be continuing to work with VONNE as Policy and Communications Support Officer and will be contactable at Abi.Lunn@vonne.org.uk. Thanks to colleagues for the warm welcome to the Criminal Justice System and for continuing to support and engage with Clinks' work in the North East these last six months!
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