Decision details

The reasons for the decision are:

The Criminal Justice delivery group workstream identified, through the multi-agency processes and structures in place, the key areas of focus and priority to deliver on the Serious Violence action plan, namely the 14-25 cohort, and specifically those who are experiencing transitions or significant impacts from experiences such adverse childhood experiences and/or societal experiences of being part of an ethnic minority community or subjected to gender based violence. Talk, Listen, Change have been selected based on their ability to deliver against these priorities.

The aim of this programme will be to help:

• Provide practical and emotional support and where needed advocacy
• Rebuild or establish their role as father, brother, son
• The Young Adult on Probation and their family to move forward and positively out of the Criminal Justice System
• Understand the needs and barriers for this cohort of individuals

Following an Expression of Interest procurement process, the GM VRU within GMCA have commissioned Talk, Listen, Change to deliver a programme to provide a one-to-one specialist support service for Young Adults on Probation (age 20-25) who are a parent or live with/have contact with children or siblings (under the age of 18years old). The total contract value is £49,999 (£40,000 from the GM VRU within GMCA & the remainder of the value match funded by the Ministry of Justice) & will run from April 2023 to October 2023.