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Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View253. Assisted Prison Visits Unit re-branding
This document describes how the HMPPS APVU (Assisted Prison Visits Unit) has been re-branded and extended to be 'Family Services'
254. Human Rights Committee Report: Children whose mothers are in prison.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the Right to family life: Children whose mothers are in prison. After hearing powerful evidence, MPs and Peers propose urgent reform to data collection, sentencing, support for children, and pregnancy and maternity for mothers in prison. Human Rights Committee Chair Harriet Harman said: “The right of a child to family life is only given lip service when their mothers are sent to prison. The harmful effects of a...
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This report is a record of a visit to HMP Oakwood by: Angela Christopher: HMPPS National Families Advisor Madeleine Percival: Deputy Director for Vulnerable Offenders Policy, MOJ (covering female offender policy) Sylvie Rosseter: Vulnerable Offenders Policy, MOJ (leading on implementation of the Farmer Review for Women) It covers the backgound to the provison at Oakwood for families and children of prisoners as well as activities designed to enhance relationships. The...
256. HMP & YOI Moorland Family Information Booklet
This is the Family Information Leaflet produced by HMP & YOI Moorland. 'At HMP Moorland we think it is really important to work with both prisoners and their families. We understand that when someone you care about goes to prison you have lots of questions and uncertainties. This is an information booklet that we developed so that you know as much as possible about how we will care for your loved one while they are at HMP Moorland, what it will be like for them and how you can stay...
257. 3rd Families & Significant Others Conference: Presentations, handouts and briefings.
Below are copies of the presentations, handouts and other information frpm the 3rd HMPPS Families & Significant Others National Conference held at the Holiday Inn, Stevenage on 17th October 2019.
258. Updates to the Farmer Review October 2019
Updates on the implementation of recommendations resulting from the Farmer Review ‘Improving Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime’ (published August 2017) On 5 September 2017 at the launch of the Farmer report, the Government welcomed the 19 recommendations that resulted from the review. Progress has been made on most of the recommendations but there are still a handful that will require longer-term structural reform to be delivered....
