Expanding the powers of Police and Crime Commissioners

Government decides to give Police and Crime Commissioners more powers.
Improving commissioning for drug treatment

In part 2 of her Review of Drugs, Dame Carol Black argues for big changes to how we commission drug treatment.
Leadership in Prison Education: Meeting the challenges of the new system

The Prisoner Learning Alliance explores the challenges of the new prison education commissioning system.
Homeless people not getting drug & alcohol treatment

New research from St Mungo’s investigates the growing number of people sleeping rough who are living with, and dying of, preventable drug and alcohol problems.
All public services should be trauma-informed

Agenda & Centre for Mental Health report into trauma-informed approaches for women
Probation Healthcare Commissioning Toolkit

New probation healthcare commissioning toolkit recommends six approaches to improve offender access to services.
Measuring the impact of arts and mentoring interventions with offenders

HMPPS toolkit to measure intermediate outcomes to reduce reoffending from arts and mentoring interventions.
What next for Probation Payment by Results?

Jack Cattell of Get The Data Ltd analyses the proposed changes in the private probation contract payment mechanism.
How can we improve probation performance?

Sixth and final post in my series responding to the MoJ’s consultation on the future of probation, setting outcomes and incentives.
One Year of Transforming Rehabilitation Payment by Results

Jack Cattell of Get The Data Ltd analyses the first year of TR payment by results outcomes.
Why do people relapse into rough sleeping?

St Mungo’s publish peer research into why some people return to rough sleeping after they have got off the streets.
Dying on the streets

St Mungo’s reveals a dramatic increase in the proportion of people sleeping rough who have died with mental health support needs from 2010 to 2017