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 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 16-25 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.
Achieve Connect are working within the sector as an existing
supplier of Employment Education and Training service within the
Probation service. The service has successfully facilitated the VRU
funded practitioners commissioned budget to 18-25 young adult on
probation in 2021-2022 and given the established probation and YJS
working arrangements around transitions, they are well placed to
extend this service to the GM YJS services.
This established service will support fast and cohesive deployment
of services. Achieve Connects specific expertise in the Criminal
Justice System and established working arrangements means that they
are in a unique placed to deliver on this practitioners
commissioning service for young people and young adults within the
YJS and the Probation service. A web based research and
consultation with a GM subject expert group to identify potential
suppliers has found no other suppliers available to deliver a
similar service.
The GMVRU GMCA are seeking to pay 20k to
Achieve Northwest Connect to manage a Personalised Budget fund
allowing equal access to young adults on probation and those
subject to statutory supervision by the Youth Justice Services
across Greater Manchester.
This service will be for:
Young Adults :18-25yr olds men and women on statutory supervision
to the Greater Manchester Probation Service. We will provide
additional advertising to minority groups including BAME, women and
those accessing additional support services. The Personalised
Budget will uplift, enhance a service user’s life chances
and/or support desistance from further offending.
Children and Young people: those subject to statutory supervision
by youth justices’ services across Greater Manchester
boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale,
Tameside, Stockport, Wigan, Bolton, Bury.
Achieve North West connect will be responsible for
Administrating the personalised budget funds
Develop an application form and guidance for PPs/Youth Justice
practitioners and partners.
internally set up application process/ policy for the management of
Personalised Budget.
Set up communication between Achieve and the stakeholders to
advertise the provision and process.
Provide progress report on a quarterly basis
Publication date: 27/02/2023
Date of decision: 20/01/2023