Decision 51/2022 – Reducing Reoffending Fund Applications December 2022

Údar agus Ról Poist: George Bell, Oifigeach Beartais agus Coimisiúnaithe Ceartas Coiriúil

Marcáil Chosanta:  Oifigiúla

Achoimre Feidhmiúcháin:

Do 2022/23 tá £270,000.00 curtha ar fáil ag an gCoimisinéir Póilíneachta agus Coireachta chun athchiontú a laghdú in Surrey.

Applications for Standard Grant Award above £5,000 – Reducing Reoffending Fund

Forward Trust – Vision Housing – Tara Moore  

Brief overview of service/decision – To award £30,000 to Forward Trust’s Vision Housing project. Vision Housing Services provides accommodation in the private rented sector with tenancy support to vulnerable individuals, including those with a history of offending, homelessness, drug, and alcohol and/or other mental health issues.

Reason for funding – 1) To develop these services in Surrey through supporting individuals who come under the Surrey Adults Matter (SAM) cohort, who have a variety of complex needs and need support to access and sustain accommodation.  

2) To protect people from harm in Surrey and work towards reducing reoffending by providing stability for individuals with safe and secure accommodation. Additionally ensuring the holistic support needed to help service users effectively turn away from addiction and offending behaviour.  

Clean Sheet – Reducing Reoffending Through Employment – Samantha Graham

Brief overview of service/decision – To award £60,000 to Clean Sheet (£20,000 a year over three years). This is to fund a project to divert people with convictions away from reoffending by providing tailored employment support. This project has previously been supported by the Commissioner.

Reason for funding – 1) To directly reduce reoffending in Surrey through helping people with convictions to find employment and a route away from reoffending. Being a constant and consistent part in someone’s job search journey, helping them to navigate setbacks and overcome barriers, minimises the risk of someone committing further offences.

2) Help to create safer communities and protect people from harm in Surrey by reducing reoffending, resulting in fewer victims of crime, and helping people with convictions to gain financial independence, reduce social isolation and exclusion, and reintegrate into the local community.

Moladh

That the Commissioner supports these standard grant applications to the Reducing Reoffending Fund and awards to the following;

  • £30,000 to the Forward Trust
  • £60,000 (over three years) to Clean Sheet

Faomhadh an Choimisinéara Póilíneachta agus Coireachta

Glacaim leis an moladh/na moltaí:

Síniú: Lisa Townsend, Coimisinéir Póilíneachta agus Coireachta Surrey (Cóip shínithe fliuch in Oifig an PCC)

Dáta: 20 2022 Nollaig

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