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Key outcomes
- Our pilot Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) service was a success extended to combine 3 star excellence
- 59% of potential service user evictions were prevented following Penrose support
- 74% of service users reduced their levels of debt
- 57% of service users improved their skills during the year, many accessing our Employment, Training and Education programmes and facilities to develop confidence and self-esteem, literacy and numeracy, creative talents as well as business and vocational skills
- We achieved 2% non-return to prison in the last two years
Penrose continues to provide services to a diverse client group. Referrals from BME groups’ represents 60% of the total and 15% of new service users had disabilities. Our overall referrals were up 18%.
Our re-offending rates remain well below our commissioners’ targets of 15% with just 2% of our services users being reconvicted. By comparison, the Prison Reform Trust Report (Carter 2003) ‘Managing Offenders, Reducing Crime, London Strategy Unit’ states that 64.7% of offenders are reconvicted within 2 years of being released. This figure rises to 75.3% for young men aged 18-20.
Care Quality Commission three star service
The registered care facility of our Forensic Intensive Psychological Treatment Service (FIPTS) is the latest service to achieve a three star excellent rating with the Care Quality Commission during the year. Our award winning New Hope high support service was awarded a three star excellent rating last year. A rating of excellent means that the service has demonstrated a proven record for providing high quality care over a sustained period; all of Penrose’s registered care facilities now have excellent ratings.
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