Content  Who are vulnerable offenders?  Care not custody  Liaison and Diversion  Briefing Launch

Who are vulnerable offenders? 40% of offenders on probation have a mental health condition 23% of prisoners would qualify for secondary mental health care on the outside 65% have numeracy levels at or below age 11 15% of newly sentenced prisoners are homeless 42% of released prisoners have no fixed abode Two-thirds have no job to go to on release

Young people Three times more likely to have mental health problems 6 out of 10 have speech and communication problems Autistic young people are 7 times more likely to enter youth justice system ADHD affects 1 in 10 boys and 1 in 5 girls in Young Offender Institutions 60% of young people in custody have acquired brain injury

Young people in custody 75% have lived with someone other than a parent (1.5% in the general population) 45% have been permanently excluded from school 40% have been homeless 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 20 boys in custody report having previously been sexually abused.

Care not Custody: Partnership between the National Federation of Women’s Institutes and the Prison Reform Trust Care not Custody: o Campaign o Coalition o Programme Chaired by Lord Keith Bradley; members include representatives from ADASS, Mick Connnell and Zandrea Stewart.

Care not Custody programme: Current themes of work: o Support for vulnerable defendants in the criminal courts; Fair Access to Justice? o On line information/training for magistrates o ‘Care not Custody’ agenda for Police and Crime Commissioners; briefing paper concerning vulnerable suspects o Liaison and diversion services; ‘holding government to account’ o The role of adult social care; Making the difference.

Liaison and Diversion  Cross government Health and Criminal Justice initiative aimed at supporting the work of liaison and diversion sites across England to improve health outcomes and reduce reoffending.  Roll out of liaison and diversion services to every police custody suite and court by 2014 subject to business case approval.

Work in progress Network of 101 liaison and diversion schemes across England - National Liaison and Development Network ( NLDDN) Data collection for business case development Development of operating model / good practice/ quality standards / workforce competencies / commissioning guidance Alternatives to custody programme OHRN / DH OHC NOMS