Norfolk OPCC: Co-ordinating a countywide approach to rehabilitation Jenny McKibben - Deputy PCC & Chrissie Chalmers – Worklessness Officer, Norfolk County Council
OPCC as a champion of vulnerable people Holding agencies to account Driving service improvements Commissioning Research Championing issues in the media and at a strategic level Bringing agencies together and facilitating partnership working
Norfolk’s Strategic Board for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Deputy PCC (Chair) HMP Norwich Probation CRC NOMS DWP Bishop of King’s Lynn Public Health NHS England Mental Health Trust County Council Integrated Offender Management Youth Offending Team NARRO Practitioner Network Women’s Centre Adult Safeguarding Board Police Housing
Rehabilitation of Offenders Board HEALTH DRUGS & ALCOHOL WOMENSEX WORKERS DOMESTIC ABUSE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING & EDUCATION CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE & FAMILIES ACCOMMODATION FINANCE, BENEFIT & DEBT
Employment, Training & Education Series of employer events at prisons Employer prison tours No Offence campaign Employer Pledges Gateway to Employment campaign with DWP Enhanced employability project Sector based academies Sector skills Building an economic case with CESI
Gateway to Employment
GtoE aims to get 100 organisations to pledge to offer a new opportunity to someone with a conviction over the next two years, leading to meaningful long term employment.
Women Offenders
Grant to 4Women Centre PD Action research Working to ensure financing of 4Women centre Boosting capacity of centre – Apprentice, expansion of service into other areas Development of a model for women with complex needs Bid to MoJ
Offender Health Offender health needs assessment Summit Health & Wellbeing Board subgroup Mapping offender health pathways Action plan Crisis Care Concordat Mental health nurses in police control room OPCC Substance misuse grant round Through the gate Suicide research
TTG: areas for development Basic custody screening tool How well informed are offenders? Co-ordination between Tier 1 providers and the sector Tier 1 pathway coverage How comprehensive is 12 week pre release planning? Women and resettlement IOM
Thank you Jenny McKibben, Deputy PCC / Chrissie Chalmers, Worklessness Development Officer, Norfolk County Council