Pathway 5 Finance Debt and Benefits West Midlands part of The National Offenders Managment Service (NOMS) work
Let's Talk About Money - Your Money Guide - a web based resource for offenders in the community and also those prisons that have access to the internet based on the very successful. There is a seperate disk that can be used for uploading on the platforms for use in prison contact Jo Knight.
May 08 4th Annual conference in London Offenders' Learning, Skills and Employability 13th May
March
Reviewed Insurance information for ex prisoners, their families, document completed by Pathway 5 WM March 2008.
February
West Midlands Regional Offender Manager’s office newsletter for January 08
Are you free to attend? Speaking and listening through creative approaches - an event in London 25th February 2008 - find out more
Reducing re-offending is critical to the creation of safer and stronger communities. Your invitation to an event on
29 February 2008 at Brockhill and Hewell Grange open prison.
If you're involved in providing financial advice, the Financial Services Authority have produced a Top Tips factsheet to help you give simple financial guidance, help or advice.
Opening a bank account is a leaflet aimed at offenders providing advice on opening an account and the range of accounts available.
New research findings released by the Department for Work and Pensions. Mothers participation in paid work, Qualitative research exploring the Pathways to Work sanctions regime and Pathways to Work from incapacity benefits: A study of
experience and use of the Job Preparation Premium.
Take a look at the winter issue of the NOMS newsletter featuring current affairs and includes both subjective and objective material regarding the voluntary sector, including organisations' relationships with the Prison and Probation services.
January 2008
Let's Talk About Money - leaflet - offenders will receive this leaflet as part of their induction information and as they go into their resettlement program. Produced by NIACE for NOMS Partnership Unit for distribution during early 08 to make offenders aware of money issues that they can seek help with during their sentence.
Tag-a-lag: Chip implants mooted for UK prisoners- read article in The Register and download free white paper - Strengthening Network security
DWP e-News issued in Nov but just received
Nov07
Ministry of Justice Press Release - 24th Nov - Reducing Offending
Consultation document - Strategic Plan for Reducing Offending 2008 - 2011
The Bail Accommodation Project - Read the latest update
Civil Alliance toolkit
NOMS VCS Newsletter, issue 8
Beating Re-offending, the Third Sector Solution
Oct 07
NIACE's 'Let's Talk About Money - Your Money Guide' for offenders, ex offenders and their families is now available in a download version for more information about the project and view the guide
Aug 07
Key facts and figures about the CJS Althought this was issued in May it was only distributed in Aug (large document 918KB)
NIACE e-update for August - funding opportunities
Signposting Offenders to Financial Capability Training, Debt Advice and Financial Services PDF) The guidance, funded by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has three aims, namely, to:
Highlight the financial problems that offenders face;
Showcase examples of the ways in which organisations have attempted to address these problems, and Signpost offenders to organisations that can provide more in-depth advice to help offenders improve their, and their families’ financial circumstances.
CHIPS with everything explores the benefits of e-learning for adults - for instance in the August 2006 - e-learning in offender learning and skills - new program for 2006 and 2007 to see all issues
Pre Aug07
Read Steve Goode's letter about the West Midlands becoming a Next Steps test bed here, and read the bid itself, here.
Read the DfES press release on reducing reoffending through skills and jobs here.
Read about Providing ID for Connect Beneficiaries from the Beneficiary Fund as written by Gemma Wilks, here.
Fast Facts for learners in the Workplace - to see the full range, details on how to order these click here
Insurance for ex offenders, their families, landlords and employers -guidance - revised in March 07
Birmingham Trading Standards booklet on Money Advice (self help pack) and the helpful template for letters referred to in the pack
Prison Radio - Do you want an opportunity to talk to prisons - taking advantage of Prison Radio might be the way contact Charlotte Bedford at Charlotte@prisonradioassociation.org
Read the 2006 Offender review here.
The Corston Report: a review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system/ A report by Baroness Jean Corston of a review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system, outlining the need for a distinct radically different, visibly-led, strategic, proportionate, holistic, woman-centred, integrated approach.
The Prolific and Other Priority Offenders Strategy one of the topic on the Crime reduction mini-sites (specific topics bring together and highlight key information and new material in a single, easy-to-navigate area.
Putting Money Advice Where the need is - a fairly hefty report at 178 pages, looking at whether advice services can be delivered in outreach locations - there is significant reference to prisons contained in the document.
