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Criminal Justice Forum Event

Tuesday 2nd October 2018, 10am - 3pm, Darlington

The forum will give your organisation the opportunity to hear the latest national developments in criminal justice, and also use their experience to inform Clinks’ national policy work.

This event will include updates from Clinks national policy team on:

• The Ministry of Justice's consultation on its review of probation services
• The Farmer Review phase two, focusing on strengthening family ties for women in the criminal justice system
• The Female Offender Strategy
• The Education and Employment Strategy
• The Rough Sleepers Strategy proposals around improving accommodation on release from prison.

There will also be an opportunity to showcase work from the voluntary sector. If you would like to showcase a project at the event, please Natalie Maidment.

NE Prisons Healthcare Engagement Event

19th September, 9am -1pm, Radisson Blue Hotel, Durham

The NHS England Health & Justice Team – North East and Cumbria are wanting to engage with partners and potential bidders in preparation of the procurement for all healthcare services within the North East prisons, with contracts planned to start in April 2020.

The event is an opportunity to share your opinions on the proposed service specifications and service model. 

To register for the event email england.north.healthandjusticeadmin@nhs.net

All potentials bidders must register for this event via the proactis procurement portal. 

Court to Custody - Stakeholder Engagement Event

10th October 2018, 9.30am - 12.30pm, The Durham Centre

This event will reflect on key priorities for NEPACS in developing the next phase of the Support at Courts project as well as how we can (collectively) improve ‘Gateway Services’ for families when their loved ones are sent to prison, as envisioned in Lord Farmer’s report. 

The event will be co-hosted by Ron Hogg, Durham Police, Crime and Victims Commissioner, who is interested in developing better ‘join up’ in services through the Local Criminal Justice Partnership.  The event will include keynote speakers from local prisons, and are also enormously privileged to welcome Dr. Shona Minson from the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford. Shona has researched the impact on children when their mothers are sent into prison, and is particularly interested in the rights of children when they come into contact with the criminal justice system.  She has also developed a series of DVDs aimed at educating sentencers about the impact of a prison sentence on dependent children, some of which she will include in her presentation.

To book your place email training@nepacs.co.uk

Prisons Week: Our Crowded Prisons - Where are we going?

20th October, 9.30am - 1pm , Durham Cathedral

• Phil Copple - Executive Director, Prisons - The impact of prison crowding and the prospects of ending it.
• Colin McConnell - Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service - Crowded prisons - the Scottish approach.
• Mike Barton - Chief Constable, Durham Constabulary - Keeping people out of the criminal justice system.
• Louise Ridley - Senior lecturer in criminology, Northumbria University - Why do we lock up so many?