Decision details

HMPPS approached GMCA in February 2022 having identified an internal Reducing Reoffending budget underspend. The addendum (attached) was agreed and signed on the 24th March 2022 which sets out the terms and conditions of this funding.

The Addendum sets out two funding areas to deliver in-year (2021/22) capital and outcomes targets. The first funding area is to assist reduce women’ re-offending and £1,000,000 was allocated against this target. The second area of spend is specifically limited to GMIRS providers of £400,000 for capital investment to strengthen the offer of these providers for people on probation.

Key stakeholders have agreed the funding allocations, including GMCA and the relevant HMPPS departments. These proposals are in line with Greater Manchester’s ambition to increase the alignment of services to avoid fragmented delivery and to improve support for people on probation by recognising and supporting voluntary and community assets that already exist within Greater Manchester.

HMPPS have identified an underspend and have approached regions to identify resource and capital spend and GM is one of the three identified areas to receive funding.

The allocation is in-year funding for 2021-22. However, in the case of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) providers we have secured agreement that capital investments can be purchased after this date and then reconciled to this financial year through the MOU and addendum with specific terms and conditions. GMCA finance representative have been involved in all stages.

The funding conditions set out in the addendum cover two areas; Reducing Women’s Reoffending and GMIRS Providers Capital Investment.
Reducing reoffending allows for:-
• On-site support
• Emotional regulation that includes but is not limited to, Dependency and recovery, health improvement offers for women and the broader reducing reoffending landscape including restorative justice, analytics, drugs early warning system.
• Off-site support

An asset register will be maintained to ensure all spend is against agreed decisions and a final reconciliation can be undertaken once the provider has purchased the items.

This spending plan reflects the urgency required to move the programme forward at pace and ensures a continued balanced response to reducing reoffending valuing the importance of GMIRS partners and place-based, community-led approaches. All projects and interventions are designed in line with evidence-based best practice and will be monitored and evaluated through the GMIRS.

Value will be created across GM through the enhanced funding provided, capitalising on existing service provision already in place and enhancing the service offer across all Women’s Centre’s and GMIRS commissioned services.

A senior governance board for GMIRS oversees and scrutinises the overall programme of work, including this spending plan.

To expedite the speed at which we can transfer funding across to the providers it is proposed that funding against the Reducing Women’s Re-offending and allocated GMIRS is released in now. This is for a total of £1,071267.97. A separate Decision Notice will be produced to provide clear financial governance and audit for the remaining unallocated funds.

The Deputy Mayor agrees to the spending plan of £1,071,267.97 from the grant received from HMPPS of £1,400,000. The remaining funds will be allocated via a separate decision notice.


The funding has been allocated as follows:-


FIM Outcomes supporting reducing women’s reoffending - £668,000
Eve's Space Bolton - £35,659.00
Farida Centre Oldham - £16,115.80
GMWSA Greater Manchester - £33,491.00
Petrus Rochdale - £8,531.52
SWC Stockport - £49,775.00
TWFC Tameside - £38,012.63
TWP Salford- £42,987.05
Well Women Leigh - £42,590.00
WomenMATTA Manchester/Trafford - £48,567.57
WOW Bury - £38,538.40
CLI Greater Manchester - £49,000.00
Total £1,071,267.97