Protective Marking: Official
Executive Summary:
For 2025/26, the Police and Crime Commissioner has made available £270,000.00 of funding to reduce reoffending in Surrey.
Application for Standard Grant Award above £5,000 – Reducing Reoffending Fund
Surrey Police – Checkpoint Plus – Ailsa Quinlan
Brief overview of service/decision – To award £19,406.50 to Surrey Police’s Checkpoint scheme for a specialist navigator post for a further 6 months. Checkpoint is a deferred prosecution scheme that uses interventions to reduce reoffending.
Reason for funding – To reduce reoffending and strengthen safe and resilient communities by funding a specialist Navigator to hold Checkpoint Plus cases. The Checkpoint Plus scheme support a cohort of offenders with multiple disadvantages. The cohort consists of female offenders, care leavers and men with multiple disadvantage, with three of the four following issues, 1) Mental Health 2) Alcohol 3) Drugs 4) Homelessness. The schemes interventions will be a mixture of those delivered by Navigators, local providers and online interventions delivered by specialist companies. Navigators will be trained in Restorative Justice, be trauma-informed and have continual professional development. Checkpoint’s reoffending rate is under 6%.
Recommendation
That the Commissioner supports this standard grant application to the Reducing Reoffending Fund and awards to the following;
- £19,406.50 to Surrey Police’s Checkpoint scheme
Police and Crime Commissioner Approval
I approve the recommendation(s):
Signature: PCC Lisa Townsend (wet signed copy held in Office)
Date: 30th June 2025
All decisions must be added to the decision register.
Areas of consideration
Consultation
Consultation has taken place with appropriate lead officers depending on the application. All applications have been asked to supply evidence of any consultation and community engagement.
Financial implications
All applications have been asked to confirm the organisation hold accurate financial information. They are also asked to include the total costs of the project with breakdown where the money will be spent; any additional funding secured or applied for and plans for on-going funding. The Reducing Reoffending Fund Decision Panel/Criminal Justice policy officers considers the financial risks and opportunities when looking at each application.
Legal
Legal advice is taken on an application-by-application basis.
Risks
The Reducing reoffending Fund Decision Panel and Criminal Justice policy officers considers any risks in the allocation of funding. It is also part of the process to consider when refusing an application, the service delivery risks if appropriate.
Equality and diversity
Each application will be requested to supply appropriate equality and diversity information as part of the monitoring requirements. All applicants are expected to adhere to the Equality Act 2010
Risks to human rights
Each application will be requested to supply appropriate human rights information as part of the monitoring requirements. All applicants are expected to adhere to the Human Rights Act.