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26 blogs

Loneliness within the Criminal Justice System 

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At an upcoming Insights event, Sarah McKnight, Deputy Director for Employment, Skills and Education in HMPPS and Marie-Elise Howells, Deputy Director for​ Volunteering and​ Tackling Loneliness at the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS),​ will ​talk us through why it is very important that we consider how loneliness and its negative effects may be exacerbated for people serving time in prison or on community sentences.

Event Recording: watch it back.  Why HMPPS is moving towards Recovery-Oriented Systems to tackle drug and alcohol use 

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Mike Wheatley, Head of Drug and Alcohol Group in HMPPS, reflects on our hugely successful, interesting and informative event on 5th March.  

Why HMPPS is moving towards Recovery-Oriented Systems to tackle drug and alcohol use 

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Mike Wheatley talks us through what this means for HMPPS and our partners and invites you to register for our exciting panel event on 5th March with Keynote Speaker Professor David Best Ph.d., which delves deeper into the issues and supporting evidence.  

Welcome to our refreshed HMPPS Insights website!   

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A welcome from Nic Bellamy, Head of Insights, HMPPS Evidence and Insights 

What is Evidence-Informed and Evidence-Based Practice, and why it matters  

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Robin Moore, Head of Research at HM Inspectorate of Probation talks us through how the inspectorate supports use of evidence and research and offers some top tips.

Planters and Paving Slabs: A conservation volunteering day at HMP Send 

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Chris Holmes from HMPPS Evidence & Insights Team and Andrea Hood, Volunteering Lead at MoJ Commercial, reflect on a day well spent at HMP Send.

Where do we start if we want to change the culture of a prison?

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Dr Rachel Gibson talks us through her recent work with Flora Fitzalan Howard, and Dr Helen Wakeling to better understand how to change prison culture.

Insights23 Festival Celebration

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An invitation from Nic Bellamy, Head of Insights Team, HMPPS Evidence and Insights  to celebrate Insights23

Insights from Insights23: Women in Justice

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Heather Ross reflects on this event exploring the experiences of women working in justice and the support available for their development, and how HMPPS currently supports women in prison.

Insights from Insights23: Human Factors and the Probation Journey to Becoming a Learning Organisation

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Melanie Pearce (Head of Organisational Change, Probation Change), Laura Dunn (Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Probation Wales), and Claire Presley (Human Factors Programme Manager), reflect on sharing their learning and feedback through their online event at Insights23.