Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council - Supporting people re-inspection
Rating: Poor service | Promising prospects for improvement
Rochdale is leading the joint commissioning of a Greater Manchester Offenders Project and has been instrumental in negotiating funding from all ten of the area's local authorities and from the Probation Trust. Rochdale is leading the procurement of this service and will be the lead authority for contract managing the project. The project includes joint targets and outcome measures. Research was undertaken with existing providers, prisons and service users which has influenced the development of the service specification. The main purpose of the project is to increase the number of offenders, both male and female, having suitable accommodation to go into when they leave prison. This will reduce homelessness and reduce re-offending. Housing advice and assistance will be provided to, for example, protect existing tenancies, arrange benefit payments and apply for housing if necessary.