Parc Supporting Families HMP & YOI Parc Corin Morgan-Armstrong

Deputy Head : Offender Management & Interventions

Parc History

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64 Places

Young Offenders 434 Places

Adults 702

(579 Adults 123 Sex Offenders)

• Opened Nov 1997 • 25 Year Contract • Complex Population Mix

• 1200 Operational Capacity• Oct 2010 Expand to 1532• 2011 Expand 1670

Parc Supporting Families

Incorporating the strategic aims of the NOMS Pathway 6 group.

PSF was established over three years ago as a steering group comprised of relevant and interested people from a variety of different disciplines, these include staff from HMP & YOI Parc’s: -

Discipline Officers Learning and Skills department Family Intervention Rehabilitation programmes CARAT services Resettlement Drug Strategy Probation E-Learning Communications Multi-faith department Offender Management Public Protection

Parc Supporting Families

Additionally, PSF is also represented by the following external agencies: -

Communities First HomeStart Legal Services Commission Bridgend County Borough Council Local Members of Parliament Learning Brokers Housing association Hafal Barnardos Cymru Local Boys & Girls Clubs Probation FFOPS PACT Pathway 6 NOMS Cymru

The purpose of PSF is to support and develop innovative ways that healthy family ties can be established, maintained, and enhanced whilst in a custodial setting. This within the context of working towards reducing the likelihood of reoffending, and establishing safer, happier, more integrated communities.

PSF Strategic Ethos

NOT an external bolt-on but an integral part of the prison, which draws in, engages, and makes accountable ALL departments.

The PSF remit is relevant to everyone in the prison. PSF creates ownership through awareness of personal connectivity to the work.

PSF is ‘Everywhere’ in Parc … This broad evolution, is its success Passion & Belief are the life blood of PSF, but

in isolation … they are not enough

Understanding Personal Relevance

Buy-In & Ownership Engagement

External Visitors Centre -V- Internal & Owned Processes

PSF – Overview of Provision:- 28 family centred visits a year Including FCV’s for Sex Offenders Learning Together Club – dads & Children (OCN) (ONC) Parliamentary Programme Fully trained CRB cleared pool of 40+ PSF volunteers –

including Atlantic College Students Integrated visits centre with PACT – IAG Free bus service to the prison & discounted tariffs on normal rates PACT café bar in visits (100% coverage) with trained prisoners X2 supervised play areas X14 PSF link officers – one on every wing 24/7 support line (700 + a month) Email a prisoner.com (400 a month) Story book dads ‘Parcomix’ x 5 PSF has compacts with 47 external agencies Direct link to NOMS Cymru Pathway 6

What’s in it for me?

An integrated, pro-active Children & Families provision supports and enhances numerous prison, policies, KPT’s as well as it’s overall profile:

Dynamic Security Substance Misuse Strategies Effective Regimes Personal Officer Scheme IMB Relations OM targets & processes Resettlement Arrangements ETE & Accommodation targets Safer Custody CSU Management Staff / Prisoner Relations Audit / Inspection Compliance Local Community Relations

QUOTES

“First class, this day will never be forgotten by Wayne or his family, we all thank you so much for everything.”

“There was a period of about an hour when we were walking about together, laughing and joining in the activities, when I actually forgot we were in a prison. I just didn’t expect it to be so good, thanks.”

Family Centre Visit

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