1. Southampton City Council Actions to Reduce Re-Offending through Skills and Employment Denise Edghill.

2. Actions to Reduce Re-Offending through Skills and Employment Overview of the presentation: Why is Southampton City Council involved? The Southampton Approach Overview of the Projects Impact

3. Why is Southampton City Council involved? Southampton is a ‘Crime Priority Area’ More offenders are released from HMP Winchester to Southampton than anywhere else, and similar number from other prisons (Camphill, London Prisons, Ford) Employment reduces re-offending by between a third and a half Re-offending rates – 70% will re-offend in 2 years Crime Reduction:

4. Why is Southampton City Council involved? For offenders For communities: - Southampton has high indices of deprivation 30% regularly truanted 49% were excluded from school 89% left school at 16 or younger 60% gained no qualifications 80% have literacy & numeracy at or below Level 1 27% were in the care of social services 60% were unemployed prior to their offence 70% had two or more mental ‘disorders’ 60% misused drugs or alcohol 32% were homeless Social Inclusion:

5. Why is Southampton City Council involved? The Reducing Re-offending National Plan: Accommodation Education, Training and Employment Mental and Physical Health Drugs and Alcohol Finance, Benefits and Debt Children and Families of Offenders Attitudes, Thinking and Behaviour The Seven Pathways

6. Why is Southampton City Council involved? Economic Development Supporting People and Housing Drug Action Teams, Mental and Physical Health Children and Families, Every Child Matters Community Safety, PPO Work, CDRP’s Local Area Agreements, Strategic Partnerships Section 106 Planning Applications Relationship to other key objectives including:

7. The Southampton Approach: The only local authority in the country taking this lead Individually centred Holistic approach and co-ordination with ultimate focus on employment Partnership/consortia delivery including VCS Promote transition/consistency through custody to community Demonstrate reduced re-offending Pilot national approaches

8. The Projects: EXODUS Consortium OLASS for unemployed offenders in the community Building Bricks Engaging Ex-Offenders in Learning Engage Project SCC is leading five projects totalling £1.6 million EU funding and 1700 offenders:

9. Delivery Model 1: Pre-Employment Training Linked to real jobs through Section 106 Planning and Local Employer Partnerships 2 weeks training with guaranteed interviews Industry led Carillion course: 100% job outcomes

10. Delivery Model 2: Custody to Community Transition Engagement in custody Vocational training in custody (e.g., City & Guilds Level 1 Wood Occupations) Targeted pre-employment training on release Further IAG and holistic support

11. Impact Over 1000 offenders have engaged More than 60% progression to vocational training/employment Partnership and working arrangements with HMP Winchester, Camp Hill, Ford, Portland YOI, Hampshire Probation, YOT, Hampshire Constabulary Robust referral and feedback systems Contribution to National policy

12. Reducing Re-Offending Police National Computer Data: 612 offenders: 1800 offences in year prior to our intervention, 600 afterwards: 64% reduction in re offending 98 MAPPAs: 70% have not re offended. Cost of Re-Offending: £45,000 per prison place per year, additional £70,000 criminal justice costs (doesn't include cost of crime/state benefits) The projects have saved over £10 million. denise.edghill@southampton.gov.uk - 023 8083 4095