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Enhancing Community and Custody Integration: CFO Update on ESF Priorities and Delivery

This update highlights the key themes and priorities for the CFO related to the European Social Fund (ESF) and its impact on custody and community sectors. We focus on delivering progress while emphasizing the differences in sub-groups and target groups. Important aspects include stakeholder engagement, procurement processes, and the role of specialist delivery organizations. The anticipated timetable for upcoming contracts and the expectations regarding activity pre-July until December 2015 are outlined, along with considerations for staff transfers and pension protections for probation staff.

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Enhancing Community and Custody Integration: CFO Update on ESF Priorities and Delivery

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  1. General Update & Themes Philippa Lyon, CFO Policy Lead

  2. CFO Focus • Hard to reach – general emphasis • Difference between sub-groups and target groups • ESF priorities and indicators • Progress focus – not necessarily hard outcome achievement • Sub-groups – delivery expectations

  3. CFO Delivery • Custody and community – 50:50 • Final prison list • Expectations of activity pre-July – to Dec 2015 • CFO – not a traditional ‘programme’ • National elements – approach to delivery

  4. Stakeholders • Regional stakeholder engagement • Points of contact – custody, community, wider • LEPs and Opt-ins • ESF Managing Authority – 2014-20 Operational Programme

  5. Alignment • Adding value – avoiding duplication • Custody and community • Development Fund • CRCs and NPS • ESF Operational Programme • Final specifications

  6. General themes At next stage - • ESF – publicity, audit and regulations • Evidence requirements • Specialist delivery – some over-reliance on partners • Differentiation for sub-group delivery e.g. mental health • Young people/young adults and NEETs Opportunity to speak to specialist reps today

  7. Procurement process - Next steps Simon Ambrose – Ministry of Justice Commercial Directorate

  8. Timetable • Dialogue: End Oct – Early Nov 2014 • Final ITT published: Late Nov 2014 • Final ITT deadline: Early Jan 2015 • Final ITT evaluation etc: Jan – Feb 2015 • Notifications etc: Late Feb 2015 • Contract signature etc: Mar 2015 • Contract mobilisation: Apr 2015 • Contract delivery: July 2015

  9. Dialogue • An open dialogue – not scored/assessed • To explore First ITT proposals in more depth • Opportunity for bidders to ask questions • No formal preparation or submission required • Short introduction to your organisation/proposal • Review the comments included within your letter • Invites sent out on a rolling basis, so you may not have received yours yet <https://esourcing.justice.gov.uk/>

  10. Staff transfers – current contracts • Unlikely that an exemption will be applied (similar to that which was applied as part of the TR Programme) • Authority neutral on application of TUPE (Commercial consideration, case-by-case, business to business etc) • Probable that pension protection of some kind will apply to former Probation / CRC staff on transfer • Details still being finalised; further updates to follow

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