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1. • • If you are a prison leaver, you may not realise that roles within the Civil Service are available to you. The good news is that having a criminal conviction is not a barrier to joining the Civil Service. We believe the knowledge, skills and lived experience that prison leavers can bring are invaluable.
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   Can a prison Leaver get a job?

   • Research shows that former offenders in steady employment are nine percentage points less likely to commit further crimes. Rapid progress has been made to boost employment for prison leavers, with the number of ex-offenders who have been successfully steered into jobs within 6 months more than doubling from 14% to 30% since April 2021.

   Barrier to employment lifted for thousands of ex-offenders

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   What happens when a prison Leaver calls the Jobcentre?

   • On release, when the prison leaver phones the jobcentre they’ll speak to a work coach. The role of the work coach in the jobcentre is to help support the prison leaver back into work, if they’re fit for work or to provide appropriate support if they’re not fit for work. They will:

   Supporting prison leavers: a guide to Universal Credit

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   How many prison leavers will be recruited to civil service roles?

   • “We will lead the way through the recruitment of 1,000 prison leavers to Civil Service roles by the end of 2023 as part of the wider Life Chances recruitment target.” Beating Crime Plan Published July 2021 It’s important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following

   Prison leaver recruitment - Civil Service Careers

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   Why should prisoners get a job on release?

   • This in turn will meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment. Having a job on release helps to support people leaving prison rebuild their lives, reducing reoffending and preventing future victims of crime.

   Employing prisoners and ex-offenders - GOV.UK

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   Can a prison Leaver act for another person?

   • We must have the prison leaver’s permission to allow another person or organisation to act for them and have access to relevant information about them. This permission is called explicit consent. This can be done by the prison leaver in writing, using the journal or over the telephone.

   Supporting prison leavers: a guide to Universal Credit

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   What if a prison Leaver doesn't have a computer?

   • If the prison leaver doesn’t have regular access to a computer they can check their Universal Credit account on a smartphone. Work coaches can help them do this. It is important that the prison leaver completes any ‘to dos’ as their payment could be delayed if they don’t complete them.

   Supporting prison leavers: a guide to Universal Credit

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   Oct 30, 2023 · Rapid progress has been made to boost employment for prison leavers, with the number of ex-offenders who have been successfully steered into jobs within 6 months more than doubling from 14%...

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   • Employability Innovation Fund
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   • HMP Academies
   • Hear from Businesses Already Working with Prisoners and Ex-Offenders
   • Getting Started – How to Work with Prisoners and Ex-Offenders
   • Tips For Inclusive Recruitment and Onboarding

   A third of businesses state that they are unable to address skills gaps in their workforce, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Thinking outside the box about recruitment and exploring new talent pools can help overcome such challenges.

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   The Prisons Strategy White Papercommitted to establishing the Employability Innovation Fund. The fund will enable prison governors to work with more employers and training providers to repurpose workshops and deliver sector-specific skills training. This in turn will meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employme...

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   The Future Skills Programme is working with employers and training providers to deliver skills training to prisoners as they approach release. Prisoners taking part in a programme will be offered a minimum of a guaranteed interview on completion of the course. The Future Skills Programme will run in 23 prisons, with 9 suppliers working to deliver c...

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   HMP Academies are spaces in prisons, hosted by employers, who train people for employment on release. Timpson is one example of a well-established HMP Academy, which mimics their high street stores in a prison setting and helps prisoners to be trained in the services they provide. Timpson have an impressive prison leaver retention rate and pride in...

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   Do ex-offenders have any qualifications or the skills needed to work?

   Claire Coombs, Development Manager, Keltbray

   Will they turn up for work if I take a chance on them?

   Andy McBride, Head of Resourcing and People Shared Services, Halfords

   Can I really rely on offenders to be part of my workforce?

   Nicki Fisher, Head of the Pret Foundation Trust, Pret A Manger

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   Opportunities for serving prisoners

   Is your business looking for a space and workforce to make a product, or deliver a service? The New Futures Network can help you by working with prisons and partner organisations to set up training and production facilities within the prison estate, to meet your business needs.

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   Recruitment practices can exclude ex-offenders from employment opportunities. To be fairer, businesses can review their recruitment policies and practices, which will open up opportunities for ex-offenders. If there are some offences that may be unacceptable for your organisation, NFN can help you filter by offence, so you do not have to have a bla...

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5. gfie.blog.gov.uk › 2022/07/04 › aA complete guide to GFiE - Prison Leavers and Lived Experience

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   Jul 4, 2022 · If you are looking for work and are a Prison Leaver or have lived experience and are interested in applying for a role you can contact us for more information. Many Civil Service roles are...

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6. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsSupporting prison leavers: a guide to Universal Credit

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   Oct 24, 2024 · helping the prison leaver retain their job – with permission, the prison work coach can contact the employer and ask them to consider keeping the job open checking which benefits the prison ...

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   Reducing initial recruitment and job advertising costs. The CIPD has calculated that filling the average non-managerial vacancy costs around £2,000. Opening recruitment up to prisoners and...

8. gfie.blog.gov.uk › 16 › working-with-prison-leaversWorking with Prison Leavers – Life Chance Recruitment – Going ...

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   Mar 16, 2020 · The Going Forward into Employment scheme improves life chances for people leaving prison, as well as veterans and their spouses, through employment in the Civil Service. Starting in the North...