Prisons in England and Wales - investment, governance and rehabilitation
Delegates at this seminar will focus on the way ahead for prisons policy in England and Wales.
The discussion is timed to assess the impact of Government’s recently announced prison reform programme (which includes plans to build nine new prisons) and will consider key challenges facing the prison estate - including issues in relation to capacity, facilities, funding and governance.
It is also scheduled as Government’s newly commissioned review on education in adult prisons is expected to report - which will look into the scope, quality and effectiveness of education provision for adults in custody, as well as how to support rehabilitation across different segments of prison learners. The seminar will also provide a timely opportunity for engagement on policy development as significant prison reforms from the last Parliament bed in - notably the Prison Unit Cost programme, the introduction of public sector benchmarking and the recent Transforming Rehabilitation Programme.
Planned sessions assess the next steps for estate modernisation and reconfiguration; challenges ahead for delivering efficiency savings; latest thinking on prison overcrowding and improving safety and security within custody; delivering opportunities for education and training in prison; and ensuring ‘through-the-gate’ support and effective rehabilitation for offenders.