Entries

Probation staff experiences of working with people at risk of suicide and/or self harm

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report on the experiences of probation staff in relation to suicide and self harm. Part of HMI Probation’s Research & Analysis collection.

Keywords: suicide, self harm

Compliance with international children’s rights in the youth justice system

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report examining international children’s rights and how they can be adequately realised for children who come into contact with the youth justice system. Part of HMI Probation’s Academic Insights series.

Keywords: young people, rights

Adultification bias within child protection and safeguarding

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report highlighting adultification bias, its links to racialised discrimination, and how it can impact upon child protection and safeguarding practices. Part of HMI Probation’s Academic Insights series.

Keywords: young people, diversity

Putting professional curiosity into practice

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Report focusing on the concept of professional curiosity, its application within probation, and the implications for good-quality practice. Part of HMI Probation’s Academic Insights series.

Keywords: professional curiosity

A joint inspection of education, training and employment services in youth offending teams in England and Wales

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Thematic review by HMI Probation and Ofsted looking into education, training and employment services in youth justice settings.

Well Online

[CIC Wellbeing (2022)]

A selection of guides on wellbeing from the CIC Wellbeing online platform ‘Well Online’.

Keywords: staff wellbeing, wellbeing

PSJ Special Edition on life imprisonment

[Prison Service Journal (2022)]

Special edition of PSJ looking at life imprisonment and its impact on prisoners and their families. [Past issues of PSJ are archived here].

Keywords: lifers

Prison education: a review of reading education in prisons

[HMI Prisons (2022)]

This research was conducted as part of Ofsted and HMI Prisons’ commitment to carry out a year-long review of prison education. Six prisons were visited and the findings are based on interviews with senior prison leaders, education leaders, teachers, librarians, prison officers and prisoners. [From HMI Prison’s Thematic Reports & Research collection].

Keywords: education, reading

Ruth Mann Trophy

While the Butler Trust’s Annual Awards are for outstanding individuals – the Trust’s Ruth Mann Trophy is for notable custodial-based initiatives, which have brought significant benefits locally and could be rolled out more widely. All submissions for the Trophy are added to this site – and the most recent submissions and winners are listed below. For more information, visit the Butler Trust website.

View searchable list of all submissions

2021 Finalists

[Winner] Making visits autism friendly [Maghaberry]
See the Light (refurbishing fogged windows) [Full Sutton]
Problem Support Mentors [Wealstun]

2021 Submissions (All)

Community gardens regeneration project [Brinsford]
Decency-improvement residents party [Bristol]
Health Eating Initiative [Buckley Hall]
Survivors Manchester [Buckley Hall]
Enabling-Community Wing [Bure]
Complex Case and Support Plans [Coldingley]
Paving the Way project (supporting care leavers on release) [Deerbolt]
Charity Shop (Roses Boutique) [Drake Hall]
Freedom Programme (for domestic violence survivors) [East Sutton Park]
Improving Nutrition Project [Eastwood Park]
Airborne Initiative (outwards bound project) [Feltham]
ACCESS service (for women with complex needs) [Foston Hall]
See the Light (window repair and refurbishment programme) [Full Sutton]
Safer Custody Dedicated Cleaning Team [Full Sutton]
Still Walks VR initiative [Heathrow IRC]
Virtual Reality Induction programme [Heathrow IRC]
Hewell Wellbeing unit [Hewell]
Amends People Awards (for prisoners and staff) [Highpoint]
Hull Supporters (“listeners” scheme) [Hull]
Hull Wellbeing Unit [Hull]
HOPE Unit Progression Regime [Humber]
The Stoic programme [Huntercombe]
Eco Homes building project [Leyhill]
Liverpool Wellbeing Unit [Liverpool]
DIY-SOS: The Big Liverpool Refresh [Liverpool]
Making visits autism friendly [Maghaberry]
TRC – Training, Rehabilitation and Culture (horticulture initiative) [Oakwood]
Peterborough Accommodation Project [Peterborough]
Restorative Prison [Peterborough]
Feline Feral Friends (rodent control) [Risley]
Pet Dogs to Work initiative [Rye Hill]
Making Connections (mentoring on release) [Send]
Our Time (arts initiative) [Send]
Vulnerability Prediction Tool (VPT) [Serco prisons]
Stocken Buskers [Stocken]
Veterans Breakfast Club [Stocken]
Decency Team [Stocken]
In-house counsellor [Swansea]
The Mount Foodbank [The Mount]
Thorn Cross Farm Shop [Thorn Cross]
Digital prison hub [Wayland]
Problem Support Mentors [Wealstun]
Cat D survival course [Whatton]
Social Care Advocates [Whatton]
Parallel Visits (for prisoners with no visitors) [Whatton]
SMT Group Supervision sessions [Whitemoor]
Razor-blade free prison [Whitemoor]

Kathy Biggar Trophy

While the Butler Trust’s Annual Awards are for outstanding individuals – the Kathy Biggar Trophy is for notable community-based initiatives (probation and youth justice), which have brought significant benefits locally, and could be rolled out more widely. All submissions for the Trophy are added to this site – and the most recent submissions and winners are listed below. For more information, visit the Butler Trust website.

View searchable list of all submissions

2021 Finalists

[Winner] Young Adult Transitions programme [London NPS]
Student Counselling Service [East of England NPS]
Parent Champions (supporting families of those at risk of exploitation) [Hillingdon YOT]

2021 Submissions (All)

Probation

Opt Out (education, training & employment programme) [East Mids NPS]
Student Counselling Service [East of England NPS]
Service-user Breakfast Club [KSS NPS]
Young Adult Transitions programme [London NPS]
Project Beta housing project [NE NPS]
Hot Debriefs for staff [NW NPS]
Peer mentoring on release [West Mids NPS]
Humber Accommodation Project [Yorks & Humber NPS]
BAME Recruitment Panel [Yorks & Humber NPS]