Parc Supporting Families HMP & YOI Parc

1. Parc Supporting Families HMP & YOI Parc Corin Morgan-Armstrong Deputy Head : Offender Management & Interventions

2. Parc History • Opened Nov 1997 • 25 Year Contract • Complex Population Mix • 1200 Operational Capacity • Oct 2010 Expand to 1532 • 2011 Expand 1670

3. Parc Supporting Families • Incorporating the strategic aims of the NOMS Pathway 6 group. • PSF was established over three years ago as a steering group comprised of relevant and interested people from a variety of different disciplines, these include staff from HMP & YOI Parc’s: - • Discipline Officers • Learning and Skills department • Family Intervention • Rehabilitation programmes • CARAT services • Resettlement • Drug Strategy • Probation • E-Learning • Communications • Multi-faith department • Offender Management • Public Protection

4. Parc Supporting Families • Additionally, PSF is also represented by the following external agencies: - • Communities First • HomeStart • Legal Services Commission • Bridgend County Borough Council • Local Members of Parliament • Learning Brokers • Housing association • Hafal • Barnardos Cymru • Local Boys & Girls Clubs • Probation • FFOPS • PACT • Pathway 6 NOMS Cymru • The purpose of PSF is to support and develop innovative ways that healthy family ties can be established, maintained, and enhanced whilst in a custodial setting. This within the context of working towards reducing the likelihood of reoffending, and establishing safer, happier, more integrated communities.

5. PSF Strategic Ethos • NOT an external bolt-on but an integral part of the prison, which draws in, engages, and makes accountable ALL departments. • The PSF remit is relevant to everyone in the prison. PSF creates ownership through awareness of personal connectivity to the work. • PSF is ‘Everywhere’ in Parc … • This broad evolution, is its success • Passion & Belief are the life blood of PSF, but in isolation … they are not enough Understanding Personal Relevance Buy-In & Ownership Engagement

6. External Visitors Centre -V- Internal & Owned Processes • PSF – Overview of Provision:- • 28 family centred visits a year • Including FCV’s for Sex Offenders • Learning Together Club – dads & Children (OCN) • (ONC) Parliamentary Programme • Fully trained CRB cleared pool of 40+ PSF volunteers – including Atlantic College Students • Integrated visits centre with PACT – IAG • Free bus service to the prison & discounted tariffs on normal rates • PACT café bar in visits (100% coverage) with trained prisoners • X2 supervised play areas • X14 PSF link officers – one on every wing • 24/7 support line (700 + a month) • Email a prisoner.com (400 a month) • Story book dads • ‘Parcomix’ x 5 • PSF has compacts with 47 external agencies • Direct link to NOMS Cymru Pathway 6

7. What’s in it for me? • An integrated, pro-active Children & Families provision supports and enhances numerous prison, policies, KPT’s as well as it’s overall profile: • Dynamic Security • Substance Misuse Strategies • Effective Regimes • Personal Officer Scheme • IMB Relations • OM targets & processes • Resettlement Arrangements • ETE & Accommodation targets • Safer Custody • CSU Management • Staff / Prisoner Relations • Audit / Inspection Compliance • Local Community Relations

8. QUOTES • “First class, this day will never be forgotten by Wayne or his family, we all thank you so much for everything.” • “There was a period of about an hour when we were walking about together, laughing and joining in the activities, when I actually forgot we were in a prison. I just didn’t expect it to be so good, thanks.”

9. Family Centre Visit

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