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Improving Offenders Access to Accommodation

Improving Offenders Access to Accommodation. Sandra Sutton Partnerships Project Manager Warwickshire Probation Area Jane Grant Strategic Housing Manager Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council. Barriers to accessing accommodation. Obstacles faced by offenders Perceptions and Stereotype

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Improving Offenders Access to Accommodation

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  1. Improving Offenders Access to Accommodation Sandra Sutton Partnerships Project Manager Warwickshire Probation Area Jane Grant Strategic Housing Manager Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

  2. Barriers to accessing accommodation • Obstacles faced by offenders • Perceptions and Stereotype • Lack of ID • Lack of housing in general • ‘Barring’ by some LA’s from housing register • Data Protection and information sharing e.g. risk assessment information and agency protocols

  3. What is currently working • CARS – single point of contact for offenders in Warwickshire • Offender Forum in Nuneaton and Bedworth • Supporting People services specifically for Offenders • Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)

  4. Continued... • Partnership working • Warwickshire Housing Drug Support Scheme • Public Service Agreement (PAS16) • Warwickshire Probation Learning Partnership • Supporting Prolific and Priority Offenders • MARAC

  5. Developments • PSA 16 Partnership working to get best results • CDRP Probation statutory role from 2010 • Services for women • Probation Commissioning to support West Midlands Regional Prisons and Probation • Working with local Housing Strategy Managers • Move On Protocol in Warwickshire • Directory of Accommodation Support Services for Women in the region.

  6. Further Developments • Supporting People Strategic Review of Offender Accommodation along side Substance Misuse. • Common housing referral form across the region. • Floating Support • Accommodation based support • Training for Housing options staff • MAPPA training

  7. Future Developments • South West Region Single Gateway initiative. Meeting the safer communities agenda. • Housing division disclosure policies – closer working arrangements between Probation and Local Authority.

  8. Workshop Discussion • Challenges • Initiatives and best practice • The wider picture

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