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VisionIssue 05 • Summer 2017

Welcome to the summer edition of Vision – the newsletter for all stakeholders working with Durham Tees Valley CRC. As ever we would welcome any feedback you may have either about this publication, its content or any initiatives you may be interested in working with us on. We are approaching the half way stage of contract year 4 and I have been meeting current ARCC partners and starting conversations regarding the next contract. We are very pleased with the strong level of support and interest so far in keeping the ARCC flag flying. As we approach this half way stage, we continue to have a strong presence nationally, I was invited to speak about the positive experience of DTV CRC at the recent Probation Institute Conference, where we also held a workshop.We are still awaiting information from the MoJ as to what the future holds in contractual terms – obviously

there have been changes within the Ministerial team following the Election and we await announcement from the new Secretary of State, David Liddington, as to what his priorities are.On the day of the Queen’s Speech, Michael Spurr, CEO HMMPS, confirmed that the commitments to the prison reform agenda were ongoing and that they did not require any new legislation to progress with this. This is great news, there are some real opportunities to do some great work with the reform prisons, both on our doorstep and nationally. As always, if there is an area you think we could work more closely together on, then please get in touch.

Bronwen Elphick Chief Executive

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A summer of developmentDTV CRC Participants carry out anything from 40 to 300 hours of unpaid work as part of their order.Community Payback must include a minimum of a day’s work, lasting at least seven hours, once a week. For those that are unemployed, this can be up to 28 hours of work every week.Across Durham and Teesside, people on probation complete approximately 100,000 hours of Community Payback every year. All projects combine various types of work and provide a chance for the offender to develop skills, designed to enable them to participate in a positive future. It is also a punishment, as the individual is giving up their time to carry out the work.Community Payback projects can include:• Repairing and maintaining the grounds of local

parks or sports clubs• Helping to run clubs for the elderly or vulnerable

adults• Gardening work at local churches and cemeteries• Rigorously risk assessed offenders can work with

charities and community groupsThere are many projects our Community Payback teams can complete and DTV CRC welcomes nominations from members of the public for projects that would benefit from this.The following are totals (approx) for April – June 2017

Here are some Community Payback examples of the projects DTV CRC has delivered in the community:Town Farm Allotments, Cargo Fleet Lane, MiddlesbroughWe are clearing overgrown, vacant, allotment plots of vegetation, rubble and rubbish, erecting boundary fences and access gates. Maintaining pathways, roadways and hedges around site. Finchale College, Finchale, DurhamClearing overgrown areas of shrubs, weeds - polytunnel area. Strimming of grassed areas, clearance of wasteland at various areas around site. Weeding flower bedsMaxis Mates, Redcar Road, Dunsdale We are erecting fencing to create paddocks for dog runs. This includes, digging post holes to required depth, placing fence post and back filling hole with mixture of clay and gravel. Fix mesh fencing to postQuarry Road Allotments, Quarry Road, StocktonRemoving rubbish from some of the allotments. Strimming overgrown allotments and giving it a general tidy up. Also clearing back overgrown shrubs/hedges to make a pathway.

Clearing the black path between South Bank and NormanbyThe local councillor requested we do this work which is to strim back the overgrown vegetation and litter picking the areas that

have been strimmed. We are also painting the walls under the road bridge to cover the graffiti.

Month Hrs for Group projects

Individual placements

Total

April 5,285 1,558 6,843

May 5,516 2,369 7,884

June 4,589 1,957 6,546

TOTAL HRS

15,391 5,884 21,274

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CableCom Training PartnershipFrom December 2016, the Stockton Area of the DTV CRC East Team commenced a pilot with CableCom Training for participants, where they could attain a BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Professional Competence for IT and Telecoms Professionals and a City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Communication Cabling.We are pleased to announce that since April 2017, this training has been available for all participants across Tees Valley (Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland).

CableCom Training is a private training provider with a head office in Stockton and additional training centers in key locations across the country. They offer training in the following specialist areas:

• Telecommunications• Rail• Hospitality• Functional Skills in English, Maths

and ICT• Work and Employability SkillsCableCom will continue to support participants in the completion of courses to create a CV, conduct job searches and prepare for interviews, this support will allow participants to enhance their skill set and increase employability with local and national employers. The course is quite demanding in both its length and content however, attendance can be recorded as Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) Days or Unpaid Work Requirement Hours (up to 20%).So far, the Stockton Area have had four participants successfully complete the course, we are very proud of their achievements.

New partnership with HarbourDTV CRC has completed a procurement exercise for the tender of Partner Link Worker. We are pleased to announce that a three-year contract was awarded to Harbour. The remit of the service and the support Harbour will provide has been extended to include a more holistic approach. The service provides support to promote the safety of partners / ex-partners of men sentenced to attend the Building Better Relationships Programme (BBR) and any children with whom they are involved, in addition to providing this service to partners / ex-partners of individuals referred when participants are not sentenced to attend BBR including males, same sex relationships elder and sibling abuse.

DTV CRC are looking forward to working in partnership with Harbour to deliver an enhanced level of service and support to all individuals affected by domestic abuse.

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NDORSDTV CRC recently advertised for trained qualified NDORS facilitators to deliver training courses on our behalf.We had an excellent response to this, with over 20 applicants. DTV CRC are now in the process of recruiting these licenced instructors.

Ali Browlee Riverside RunDTV CRC colleagues participated in the Ali Brownlee Riverside Run on Sunday 2nd July to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance. Robin Bonas, Helen Vitty and Michelle Younger’s husband, John ran the 5K route which started and finished at Middlesbrough Football Club’s Riverside Stadium. Collectively, they raised over £1,500 - well done!

Contact Us:Wetherby HouseWetherby ClosePortrack Interchange Business ParkStockton-on-Tees TS18 2SL

Wear HouseUnit 14, Mandale ParkBelmont Industrial EstateDurham DH1 1TH

T: 0808 168 48 48E: info@dtvcrc.co.uk W: www.dtvcrc.co.uk

Investing in our peopleOur Band 5 Managers have commenced their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) journeys at Stockton Riverside College. They are attending LEAP - our internal management development programme and have commenced their CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management. 10 DTV CRC colleagues have commenced their CMI Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management also at Stockton Riverside College as part of our Future Stars Programme. A further 11 colleagues will commence their studies in the autumn.