Pre-Release Policy Framework- Manager

Under the Probation Reform Programme, the approach to how we provide resettlement services has changed. The approach aims to retain and build on good practice developed through the implementation of ETTG (Enahnced Through the Gate), taking the lessons learned, to enhance resettlement services, ensure alignment with other key programmes, remove duplication, and focus on supporting individuals to achieve improved outcomes in the communities where they are released, enabling smooth transition from prison to community.

In line with the overarching principal of assess, protect, and change, the Community Offender Manager will have an increased requirement to reach into the prison to support resettlement planning and will require the support from my pre-release staff to do this.

The new policy framework., launched in September 2022 identifies the activities to be carried out by my team, and provides clarity of their individual roles and responsibilities, removing duplication of roles and tasks between the prison service, probation service and suppliers of interventions, resulting in delivery of a more coherent and effective service. It will assist in delivering against the performance metrics introduced in the Target Operating Model regarding resettlement activity and rehabilitative goals, such as accommodation.

Reviewed annually, I will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the requirements set out in this policy framework in the prisons in my area and will be expected to have implemented with my team by April 2023. The policy is supported by pre-release and resettlement guidance which describes the role of my team, how we fit with offender management in custody (OMiC) and the CRS pre-release provision to support people leaving custody. Pre-Release and Resettlement Policy