Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The VRU has been working in partnership with
StreetDoctors to develop an app (now in use) for wider engagement
with young people. The next ambition is to develop face to face
programmes with young people in custody settings and alternative
provision settings – teaching not only first aid, but social
skills and delivering prevention education. StreetDoctors is the
only current provider to offer these courses in the NW region. This
work complements the requirements of the Serious Violence Duty
responsibilities (prisons / education).
The programme director agrees a 2023/24 budget
allocation of £10,000 from the VRU Education 23/24 budget to
commission StreetDoctors charity to deliver two 9-week programmes
at Hindley Prison and Springboard alternative provision programme
(Oldham)
Publication date: 07/03/2024
Date of decision: 06/02/2024