Can social enterprise reduce reoffending? Rachel O’Brien May 2017

Assets and challenges Creative Problem solving Nimble Local/hyper local Client relationships Impact Co-design Ambition Context Commissioning Competition Definition Sustainability Evidence Collaboration Aspiration What could the NFN do to promote the assets and overcome challenges?

The New Futures Network (NFN)

NFN Relationship to reform Gove, autonomy and the New Schools Network. Truss, empowerment and primary legislation. Promote, communicate and drive reform. RSA as designer and honest broker. ‘Reform’ prisons 6 -12 NOMs – HMPPS Structure/group directors Commissioning freedoms Prison and Courts Bill Employment strategy Leadership and workforce Probation? Centre of Excellence Prisons’ purpose? Protect the public, Reform and rehabilitate Prepare prisoners for life outside Maintain an environment that is safe and secure.

The ‘vision’ The New Futures Network will drive partnerships and innovation to boost people’s chances of leaving crime behind. It will increase capacity, through brokering sustainable strategic partnerships and effective cross-sector relationships that support rehabilitation, employment and skills. It will champion good practice that supports rehabilitation through informing, engaging and persuading. It will provide a channel of communication between frontline services and central government.

Work streams

The structure

PPCs/CJBs bring together Police, CRCs, NPS, CPS, courts, health, housing and NGOs, Las, PCCs/CJBs NFN post NFN Local/LEGs employers; CoC, IoD local members; LEPs; social enterprises and NGOs, LA employment and enterprise leads; FE, HE, HMP learning providers, NCS, DWP. Embracing their ‘and Crime’ remit Developing single vision, data sharing and integrated priorities. Identifying employment as a priority in reducing reoffending. Want effective ways to help people to become work ready and secure jobs. Can champion the role of employers in reducing crime and the contribution prisoners and those on licence can make to the local economy. Lack the levers or bandwidth to create employment networks or drive practice delivery Understand the commercial needs of employers Building on local employment and skills strategies linked to skills gaps and commissioning. Develop, deliver and scale the Prison Apprenticeship Pathway, and ensure Centres of Excellence are sustainable and impactful. Develop local strategic partnerships and social enterprises that increase the number of employers involved in training and employment inside prisons and committed to opening up jobs to those leaving custody and on licence. Co-design ‘triage’ mechanisms that develop criteria and a filtering process to speed up delivery of effective employment partnerships.

Outcomes and indicators What is the common thing we want to achieve? Self-confidence Self-efficacy Supportive networks Belonging Purpose Trusted relationships Employability Aspiration Motivation….. Wellbeing, which can be measured! http://neweconomics.org/2008/10/five-ways-to-wellbeing-the-evidence/ www.nationalaccountsofwellbeing.org/ www.li.com/programmes/the-commission-on-wellbeing-and-policy https://academic.oup.com/cje/article/doi/10.1093/cje/bew044/2327835/Towards-an-economics-of-well-being

Indicators of well being (NEF)

Responding to the challenges Context Commissioning Competition Definition Sustainability Evidence Collaboration Aspiration Whole person/system Challenging orthodoxy USPs/partnerships Outcome based Strategic relationships Design in impact Collaboration The Bumble Bee!

RSA https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/reports/a-matter-of-conviction-a-blueprint-for-community-based-prisons NFNhttps://www.thersa.org/action-and-research/rsa-projects/public-services-and-communities-folder/new-futures-networks For more information email racobrien@googlemail.com Jack.robson@rsa.org.uk