Pact A Fr8th %ort Togelh Prison Advice and Care Trust {Pactl Trustees, report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 A registered charity ond comF)ony limiled by guorontee Chority registration number 219278 Compony regi51rolion number 356443 www.pr150nodvlce.org.uk
Piison Advice & Core Trusl (Pact) Tru$l¢¢$' report and count5 for th¢ yeor •nded 31 Alarch 2022 Contents Reference and Adminislrolive Deloils.................................................................... Board of Truslees, Report......................................................................................... Objectives and aclivities.......................................................................................... Our growing foolnt...... AchEvemenls ond performance............................................. Parlneiships and allK]nces... Inlluencing commissioning. poficy. and legk]I10n.......................................... Volunleering and the 'Common Good,..................................................................... 20 Fundrai5ng..................... . . . .22 Cotholic Community Engogement............................................................................. 26 An engaged and passionate wukforce.................................................................... 27 Doto security certIfallon............................................................................................ 28 Financial Review..... .29 18 .20 Poct Futures CIC........................................................................................................... 31 Key risks Looking to the future .................................................................................................... 37 Struclvre. governance. ond monogemenl................................................................ 39 Independent Auditor's Report..............................................................................43 .33 Consolidated statement of finonciol activilies........................................ .48 Consolidated and charity balance sheets.................. .49 Consolidoted and charity statement of cashflows..................................... Noles to the accounls.................... .51-64
Prlson Advlce & Care Trust (Pacl) Trustees. report and occounts lor th• y•ar •nded 31 March 2022 Reference and Administrative Details Presldent His Eminence Cardinol Vincent Nhc4s Tradlng name Pact Vlce Presldent Archbishop John WiL80n Charfty number 219278 Trustees and dliectors Paul Boolon Colhy Corcoron OBE Margarel Cripps Iresigned 18.05.20221 Alasloir Gordon. honc¥ory Ireosvrer Paula Horriolt James Horsled lappoinled 06.07.20221 Tom Lemon Sarah Mann. vh0 Cleo Melcalf Caiolyn Robertson lappoinled 06.07.20221 Nick Smarl Phil Taybr OBE, cha Wilf Weeks OBE (resigned 29.09.20211 Company number 356443 eglslefed offlce 29 Peckham Road, LorKlon. SE5 8UA Sollcllors Bircham Dyson Bell 50 Bro00y. LorKlon. SW I H OBL Audllor Haysmocinlyre LLP Chortered Accounlonls. Statutory Auditor 10 Queen Street Place. London. EC4R IAG Chlef execvHve and company secretary Andrew Keen-Downs Bankers CAF Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue. Kings Hill. West Malling. MEI 9 4JQ Deputy chlef executlve and Pact Fulvres managlng dkector len Green
Prfson Adylce & Core Trust (Poct) Twslees. report and accounts for the yegr ended 31 Mar¢h 2022 Board of Trustees, Report The Board of Trustees (the Boordl presenls ils report inCorating the direct(Ks' report. the SITalegic Report for the purposes of the Companies Act and the oudited consolidaled accounts ol Prison Advice and Care Trusl (Pacll. the year ended 31 March 2022. Objectives and activities Pacl's purpose Pact's stoted objeclives ore- To provide advice. information ond support to people who ore suffering or have suffered a legal restriclion on their liberty in any penal or correctional institution. To provide advice. information and support to familie5 and children of those people who ore suffering or hove suffered o legal restriction on their liberty in ony penol or c0Ctional instilution. To work for the relief of poverty and &ckness. and the odvoncement of educalDn and training for prisonets. people wlh conviclions. and their lomilies and children. What we do Poct 15 0 pioneering notionol charity thot supports prisoners, people with conviclions. ond their children and familie5. We provKJe caring and life-chonging services ol every 5toge of the criminal justice process- in courl, in pri50n. on release. and in the corllmunity. Pact's vision is of o society in which justice is underst¢Jod as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons ore used sporingty ond os places of learning and rehabilitation. oné in which the innate dignity ond worth of every humon being is valued. We work lor the common good ol Society. taking o public heollh bosed approach. We work at the inler5ection of criminal justice. child and family Welle. menlal heollh, wellbeing provision ond heollh and sociol core. Our volunteers and staff con be found in courts. wson5. probation services. and in communities ocross England ond Woles. We ore o diverse. inclusive, modem. and colloborolive charity. We build elfeclive partnerships and sustainable solutions bosed on our well-estoblished under5tonding of the systems in which we wcxk. ond on our historic volues ond ethos developed through our 120+ years of Service delivery.
Prlson Advlce & Core Trvsl (Pact) Twslees. report ond a¢¢ounts Ihe year ended 31 Moich 2022 Values and mlssion Our mission ts to support prisoners ond their families to make a fresh starl and to minimise the homi that can be coused by imprisonment on people wth convictK)ns, on children, familie5 ond on communities. Our volues ore: Belleve: to respect the innote dignity and worth of every human being and believe in the possibility of their rehabilitotion ond redemplion. no motter whal they have done. Ll$len: to consult and involve users of our services to ensure thot we remain responsNe and sensitive to their needs. Respectr lo respect ond value dIVeity and womote equality of opportunily. Co-operate: to be o colkjborotive (ygonisation. working cooperotively and in o spirit of portnership wlh Her Majesty's Pri50n and PTobation Service IHMPPSI and orgonisations with whom we shore objectives ond where this moy result in improved outcomes. Learn: to be a leorning orgonisotion. committed to developing our people. and to leoming from others and from each other. Excel: to provide qvality services. ond lo monitor ond evoluote our work. Involve: to encourage ond facilitate the invOement of volunteers ond communily and faith-bosed organisations to homess the goodwill, skills ond energies of individuols who share our gools ond values. Connect: to break down barrier5 between the prison system ond communities. Create: to be innovotive ond develop models of w(yking ond best proclice which may be moinstreomed by HMPPS and olhers. stralegy and vlslon In 20Xk21, we revised our RoLrtes to Chonge strotegy following facilitated conversatior)s with stoff. Irvstees. volunteers. and Ihose wlh lived experience of the criminal justice system. Routes to Change vlslon l. We wlll show the way loThvard In iehabllltatlon based on what11 means to be a human belng. Our ambition is to chonge tt)e woy thol rehobilitotion is done in Englond ond Woles. We will demonstrole o 'fomily first. approoch - showing how it can be done and
Prlson Adylee & Core Trust (Pocl) Iwslees. report and accounts lu lh• year •nded 31 March 2022 measuring the impoct. We will build o new model of working in rXOn and in the community. providing a continuum of core Irom the c(JJrt to posl-release. In doing so we will enoble families to SUTvive Ihe impocl of prison ond build. mointoin ond strengthen good relationships ond relationship skills. We will pul Lord Former's recommendation5 into action ond be the antidote to a justice system thal 50 often breoks vp lomilies. In achieving this ambilion, we wll have the courage to be c0unler-cul1ol ond we wll change the longuoge- we will not tolk obout 'offenders.' we will tolk obout 'people.' 2. Our refreshed volunteerfng slrategy We hove refreshed our Visn for Volunteering. drawing on our eerIenCe and learning during the pandemic. We wll renew our commitment lo excellence in supporting people from local communities. including faith communities, to make a positive difference to the lives of people affected by imprisonment. We will also invest in our copocity to enoble moTe people with lived experience of prison lo volunleer os peer support volunteers in custody ond in the community, ond in 2022- 23 will be recruiting a dedicated management role to lead on this work. We will focus on Ihe needs of people irn prison, porticulorly young people. ond people from minorilised communities. who hove no ptIVe fomity or sociol contact. ond plon to develop our own volunteering programme lo respond to this need os part of our prison-based Family and Significant Other IFaSOSI serVe5. 3. We wlll be excellent ot collaborthe worklng. We will renew our eff(xtrs to wden ond strengthen our netwotks. portner5hips ond relotionships and encourage a shared sense of pride in our achVeMen1s. Our work is dependent on the good will ond cooperation of HMPPS slolf including prison govern(ys. We work with choploins. court officiols. judges. police representatives and academics 05 well as wlh padiomentarians. commissioners from the public, private ar)d voluntary sectors and the media. We work collegiotely with other charities. Most imp<xtanlly we wot* wth the people we serve to support them in finding their own solutions. We wll build extensive nefviorks of support and continue lo grow aworeness of our brond. 4. We wlll work lo the wlnclple of 'not aboul vs wllhout us,. We will not speok on beholf ol the people we serve but insteod provide opporlunilie5 for service users, voices lo be heard by those wlh power to make change. We will support. facilitate. and equip Ihe people we serve to speak lor themselves. This will be embedded 0$ core Poct practice. We will continue lo demonstrote commitment lo meoningful service user porticipotion in service development and design.. in reviewing our performonce ond in our communrotion5 With Govemment. the media. and people in authoTlty. We
Ison Advlc• & Carè Trust [Pocl) Truslee$' report and accounts l¢x lh• ye<Y ended 31 March 222 will continue to listen to our serVe users ond empower them to be Iheir own advocates. We wll respect the expertise of those with fived experience ol the juslre syslem. 5. We wlll empower our people to achleve excellence. We recognise thal the people who work for Pact do the mosl difficull ond demanding work in challenging environments wilh little public apprecialion. We understand Ihat the first principle of coring for others is lo core for ourselves. We will do oll we con to empower the people who work for vs to deliver excellence in thei work. We enable them lo deveiop their tolents. We wll hear their feedbock and strive to remove Ihe obstocles fhot gel in their way. We will ensure Pocl workers - whether paid or voluntary- feel sofe. supported. equipped and competent. We will ensure that they feel thal they belong to a team and ore proud to be a part of Pocl. 6. We wlll stay true. We will continue lo ensure thot we recruit and monage people based on the personal values. authenlicily. and integrity as much as their competence. The core competence ol every Poct w(%ker is the copobility to lislen, reflect. leam. ond develop. We continually seek woys to test our octions ogoinst our mission. vision ond values ond we continue developing as a 'learning organisolion. we wll continue to listen to our service users, colleagues, partners oné key stakeholders. Our service user5 tell us thal the peop we recruit should be well-inlormed ond expert- bul also genuine. coring. non-judgemenlal ond dependable. We wll ensure thot the Pact brand is o guarantee of these qualities. We will olso continve to demonstrate our complele commitment to full equality of opportunity for all and ensuring our services ore ovoiloble to everyone who needs them. We ore committed to working for o society in which the innote dignity of every person is upheld and defended regardless of faith. gender. ethnic origin, sexual lentation. di50bilily. other chorocteristics. 7. We wlll remember and care for ovr roots. Pocl is a diverse and ful incKJsive modem chorily which is fimily rooted in the Chrislion foilh and inspred by Calholic Social Teaching. Thi5 is the historicol ond living source of our Work and values. We wll continue to nurture ond strengthen our roots and neorkS of support wthin the Catholic community and more wdely.
Prlson Advlce & Cafe Trusl (Pact) Trvslees, report ond accounts fry the yeor ended 31 Mah 2022 Our aclivities Pact provides support lo prisoners. people wth conmctions. and their children and families at every stoge of the criminol justice process: in court. in prison, on releose. ond in the community. Our services ond activitie5 include" prison-baseé fomily cose personolised casework support prison-based social wcffk in women's prisons prison fomily ond visitors, cenlres prison- and commvnily-based relotionship and parenting education 'through the gate. rnentlng and befriending programmes children's play services in prison 5eltings refreshment services arts and educational inilialive5 managing the notionol Prisoner5, Fomilies Helpline under controcl lo HMPPS a free. confiéenliol befriending service for prisoners, families peer support groups lor prisoners. famiW members support for defendonts, fomilies in court discretionary welfare grants for individuals in need We also supporl praclilioner5 through providing Iroining ond advice, ond we inform and advise pokcy and deci5ion-mokers. We continue to innovate and lest out new opprooches and woys of achieving the best possilje outcomes. Our work Is broken down Into four key areas: l. Bulldlng stronger famllles and safer communllle$ by meons of high-quality family services. lorgeted supp(*k. volunteer befrienders ond partnership Wotking. thereby reducing the risk ol reoffending and intergenerationol offending. 2. Reducing rlsk of horm to pri50ner5 and their chlldren through the provision ol family support services. particularty during the eorty doys of custody. 3. Removing barriers and increasing awareness In pvbllc servlces to achieve improved outcomes lu our service user5 through 5UPPOrting practilioners from the voluntory. public. and privale sectors vio troining. resources. inlormotion. ond odvice. 4. Influencing comm1s51onlng. pollcy. and leglslallon through our role os on advocote lor the people we serve.. through building the evidence base of outcomes Irom our work, ond Ihrough constrvclNe diologue with commission$ ond govemment 07$.
Prljon Advlee & Core Trust (Pact) TNstees' report ond occounts for the yeor ended 31 Mah 2022 Public beneflt statement All the actwities described further Pact's purposes for the pubfic benefit and the Trustees consider they hove complied wth the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 lo hove due regord lo public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. Our growing footprint During 2021122 we provided Fomli y and Significonl Other Services IFaSOSI under contract lo the Mir)istry ol Justice in 41 prisons in Englond ond Woles. In 21 of Ihese we were responsible for monoging the Visitors. Centres (which we col 'Fomily ond Visitors. Cenlres'l. In some prisons we are also conlracled to provide basic café service5 in prison vi5it5 ha115 ond supervised pby services. This yeor we hove worked wth portners Nepocs IHMP Low Newlonl. Hocro ond CDA Herts IHMP The Mounti. Action for Children IHMP YOI New Hall ond Rushclilfe CVS IHMP Whallonl to deliver family services in four prisons. This work in oddition lo our grant lunded projects. community initiatives. ond work with people on probalion ocross England and Wales. The Future Towards the end of the financial yeor. the mIntry of Justice emborked on a 're- compete, ol family 5ervice5 controcts. which end on 30" September 2022. The bidding process involves o significont wol00d the chority. but we hove been excited lo present our vision for the seNices bosed on our leaming ond on listening to our service user5. While thi5 report relofes to our octNities vndertaken within the financiol year, reoders will be pleosed lo leorn Ihcf ot the point ol wriling. we hove been nolilied by the Ministry of Justice thot we have been successful in our bids lor services al 62 prison5. This repre5enls Incredib signilicont growth for the charity and laT exceeds our expectolions. ond we ore now looking foard to mobilising these services in readiness of l sr October 2022. We olso look fiyward lo working with a number ol local and specialist notionol chorities ond voluntory sector partners a5 part of our delivery model. Achievements and performance: delivering meanlngful outcomes for service users We deliver services ol every stoge of Ihe criminal justice iOLKney. wpporting prisoners. people with convictions. defendants. ond their families from offest. through custody. to the weeks and months following release. As well as our commissioned
Prfson Advlce & C(¥e frvsl (P¢cl) Trustees, report and accounts for Ihe yèor ended 31 March 2022 services. we deliver innovalive projects acros5 England and Wale5 thonks to Ihe generou5 SUPPOrt of charitoble trusts and speciol gronls. Throughout 2021122 we continued to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. with staff and volunteers working hord to deliver services in often chollenging environments ond cwcumslonces. The emergence of the Omicron voriant of COVID in Aulumn 2021 saw the reinslalement ol the Sloge 3 HMPPS COVID Framework for the majority ol prisons (most hod moved to Stoge 21. which resulted in limiled stoff access ané reduced prisoner movement. Visitors, Centres remoined open. but social visits were reduced at many SOn5 ond overall visitor numbers remained low. ColeTing facililies were also greatly Testricled, os were opportunities lor community teams to er)gage with service users. Allhough it wos onnounced on 31 Morch 2022 that mondolory COVID testing for prison vi%tors would end. mony reslrictions ore still in ploce across the prison estate and in some cases. prinerS remain locked up for 23 hours a day. In court: supporting defendants and their families to navigate the complex justice syslem Pact provides court volunteer5 who offer usefvl practal infOI10n and emotional support for detendonts, fomilies. Volunteers ore highw Iroined ond supervised by Court Volunteer cOdIat. ond wot* closew with court stolf. Eoch doy they ore given o list of cases that will be heard in the court. and they are able lo sensitively approach familie5 to offer support on the doy ol the heoring. triol. (K sentence. In 2021122 we worked in 10 court5 lone in Norlh Wale5 and nine in London). Our London court service wa5 unable lo opeiate in the lir51 holf of 2021 due lo ongoing COVID restrictions but wos remobilised in November )21. Since then. we hove troined 10 new volunteers to svpport thi5 Service. Our SerVe in Ncth Wole5 reached the end ol its funding in May 2021 bul continued to be supported by Iwo volunteers on on informol bosis. Over the Ihfee-yeor period of the Fyoject. we supported 3.195 families. Cruciolly. our court service octs 05 o gotewoy to other Poct Services such os our befriending service. peer support groups. the PrisoneT5' Families Helpline. community family sUPPOrt. mentoring services, ond famrfy engogemenl service. A defendonl's fomily hoving occess fo these services helps lo mainloin fomily lies should o loved one be given o custodial sentence, thereby improving outcomes lor both the lomily and prisoner. "A volunteer Iiom Pocl helped us before sentencing. She told us what lo bring to court. what prison he wos likely to go to. whot to pock in o bog for him. how lo moke sure our phone nvmbers were on his tKison PIN so he could coll vs - loods ol things I hadn'l thought ol. and to be hone51 my mind was so frozzled I don't Ihink I would have monoged on my own." - A defendonl's fomily member
Prfson Advke & Core Tnjsl (Poct) Trvslees. report and o¢¢ovnts for lh* yery ended 31 Mar¢h 2022 In prlson: supporting people in prison to strenglhen and malntaln relatlonshlps Family engagement work The individuali5ed support offered by our Famli y Engagement W0er5 IFEWsl and Family Engagement Monogers IFEMS) is proven to improve prisoners, emotionol wellbeing, motivate their compliance with the prison regime and to reduce their rk of self-harm, violence. and disruptive behaviour. Although many restrictions remoined in ploce ocross the prison estote during 2021122. we were oble to steodi increose our presence in prison establishments over time. We also continued lo invest in re50urce5 to keep fomilies informed aboul chonges Io visiting. including COVID-19 requirement5. At the end ol the financial yeor Imorch 20221 we hod 17 Family Engagement Worker5 IFEWs1, 30 Family Engogemenl Managers IFEMs1 and 24 Family Support Workers. 6 Ploy Workers ond I Ploy cOdinal0r ocross Englond ond Woles. Qur Family Engagement Work supported 2,165 servsce users across the men's and women's estotes ond Visitors, Centre stoff deolt with 17232 enqviries. Although visits did begin lo open again during this reporting period. these have not yel achieved pre-COVID levels. During the year, we conlinued lo manoge dedicated emoil oddresses for eoch prison where Poct operotes. monilored doli y by our highly Iroined staff. Through this remote service, Staff responded to 25,486 enquires. We also continued to SVPP¢NI families ond children wlh secure video calls so that they could understond the lechnology ond maintain contocl wilh their loved ones in prison. porticuloty where COVID oulbfeaks aflected face-to-foce visiting. Family Days are usually a cwier5tone of Pact's work with prison5 and offer families a visiting experience where they con enjoy quality time wth each other. Due to ongoing restrictions, we were onty able lo offer 22 lamfy days and 56 play se5sion5 for prisoner5, children. With foce-to-foce visits now increosing in number. we hope to be oble lo offer mony more in Ihe coming yeor. The stoll members who work with me ore nol mogic workers bul people who offer real support in on unprejudicial way. Nolhing is loo much Irouble.11 they don'l know the answer they will lind oul. They do what Ihey say they will." - a prisoner sUPPOrted by Dur Family Engagement serwce Routes 2 Change Our inlegiated rehabililolion ond resettlement progromme in HMP 8rixton. Routes 2 Chonge. continued to go from strength to slrenglh ond wos olso successfully launched in HMPIYOI Isis. The programme demonstrates Ihat fomily work bridging custody and community is effective in encouraging posilive change for those in contact wth Ihe criminal justice system. The scheme 5UPP(yt5 Prisoners, and their
Prlson Advlcè & Care Trust (Poet) Trvslee$' report and accounts lor th• year ended 31 March 2022 children ond fomily members Iwbiecl to rO$t risk managemenll from initiol induction. throughout the¥ sentence and for up lo six months following their release. Of 1.376 men who entered HMP Brton dur6ng 2Q21122 we managed to triage 1.361. Out ol those triaged, 273wenl on to be supported by our Routes 2 Change ogramme. In addition. we 5torted to work with more prisoners coming to the end of their sentence. In 2021122 we wot*ed with go people on release and in the community (compared to 52 last yearl. We were delighted to launch Routes 2 Change in HMPIYOI Isis. and have worked in consultation with prisoners. families, prison stoff ond proctitioner5. 05 well os commi55iorsing an independent scoping exercise. to leorn from the HMP BrrKton pilot and odopt the model lo best meel the needs of prisoners and their lomilies ot HMPIYOI Isis. During 2021122 01613 men who entered the prison. we triaged 599. Of those we trioged. 151 joined the volunlory progromme. We look foword to growing this service ond to offering post4eleose support in the yeor oheod. As part of the Routes 2 Change prOarnme. we have introduced Pact's first ever Shadow Advisory Boord ISABI. This group wll encourage swice user engagement in the Routes 2 Change progromme and explore how Ihe service can be improved.11 offers a unique opportunify lor the men we wotk with ond gives them o plollorm lo voice Iheir suggestions ond concerns as a part1panI in the programme. We aim to hove SABS al both HMP Brixlon and HMPIYOI Isis and hope that Ihis will play a key role in developing the projecl. We hove 0150 appointed Roules 2 Change "Champions" in both prisons. This peer role wll see prisoners octively support others on their wing to engage with the Routes 2 Change programme. "I'm Still in regulor conloct with my fomily ond orn now oble lo speok with Ihem al leosl three times o week. I hove nothing bul odmirolion for the service Poct provides lor oll my lelk)w peers." Routes 2 Chonge SeICe user Parentlng and relationship educalion We hove continued to successfulW deliver porenting and relolionship education both in prisons ond the community. Under our Whol owned subsidiory. Poct Fvtures CIC (Community Interest Company). we secured onother contract to deliver our specialist education courses across Ihe London prison estate under the Prison Education Framework Dynamic Purchosing System IDPSI. We continued to support prisoners in one-lo-one sessions in HMPS Brixlon. High Down. Pentonville. Wondsworth. and Wormwood Scrubs ond HMPIYOI I5 lo complete 639 workbooks. AlthoLsgh Ihe workbooks were completed remotely. the work wos well-received by porticiponts, 957• of whom expressed the view Ihot they would recommend the courses lo others. HMP Manchester also commisstoned o svite ol distonce leoming porenthng courses, with Ihe aim of helping men lo improve their porenting skills. maintain good relationships wilh their children. ond strengthen fomify ties. The Pocl teom was oble 10
Prlson Adviee & Core TTVSI (Poct) Twslees, report and accounts lor the yeaT ended 31 March 2022 to offer telephone support for porticipant5 to recommend next steps and ensure understanding of the molerial. All porticiponls expressed the view thot they would recommend the workbooks to others ond 707• felt thot the course hod helped them to think oboul how to have positive relationships. During the yeor we were opprooched by PorentGym. the philonthropic programme funded by MindGym, to troin Pocl staff to deliver the PorenlGym programme in cvstody. The programme is evidenced-bosed. designed by leoding psychologisls. draws on lolest porenling reseorch, ond is suitobye for porents of childien oged two to eleven. The programme addresses six parenting priorities.. communication, love. managing behaviour. health. learning, ond handling conflict. Over the post s months. we hove worked wilh Porent Gym to redevelop the progromme lo ensure thot it meets the needs of Im[$0ned porents. Currently slx members of staff ore trained to deliver the progromme, with the frst pilol taking ploce at HMP Bullingdon os part of DPS delivery in eorty June 2022. Due to the successful adaptolion ol groupwork COUT5e5. Poct is well-posilioned to deliver both one-to-one ond group courses to people on probotion os well os in CFO Activity Hubs across England. The Groupwork Team created training and support to ensure new sloff are oble lo deliver Ihese courses and interventions in fine wth Pact's quolity stondords. In 2021122 we troined 64 members of staff who now defiver groupwork os port of their role. Suppotling prlsoners wlth the most complex needs Engogement ond outcomes os part of the HMPPS ESF CF031 progromme, o service we deliver a5 port ol o multi-agency teom led by Ixion Holdings. hove now retwned to pre-pandemic levels. In the post yeor. our leoms w01ng in Son5 ocross the West Midlonds and South East Isuryey. Sussex. and Kent) hove engaged wilh and provided sUPPOrt to 125é 'hard to reach, people in cuslody or in the community following releose. ochieving 3.694 positive ovtcomes in svpport of their personol development joumeys. Prisoners enrolled into the CF03 progromme ore those wlh the most complex needs. who do not engage wth the pri50n regime or rehabililative programmes. have poor fomiW support andlor social neOrkS. ond may nol leave their cell. They ore therefore considered more like to reoffend on releose. Our teom odopls ils opyooch and loilors inlervenlions to meet each individuals, needs. Posilive outcomes range from addressing basic life skills to more structured intervenlions designed to 5UPPOrt Iheir Iransilion into moinstreom octivities. including entry4evel l Her Majestys Prison and ProbalK)n SeNce Europeon Sociol jnd Co-Finoncing Orgonisolion. CF03 locvses on Ihose offenders who have difficulty accessng mainstream services currenlly ovailable. There ore nine iegK)nol level controct5 ocross Englond with four providers. operating ocr055 custody ond community. wth a particular emphasis on sociol inclustin. The current CF03 progromme commenced delNery in July 2015 and will run lo Augusl 2023- https:/lwww.co.financlng.org/
Prlson Advlce & Care Trvsl [Poct) Trvslees. report and accounls for the year ended 31 March 2022 e(lucolion. Service users benefit from increosed engagement with Ihe prison regime. reconnection wilh family membeJ5. and may ultimotely gain meoningful employmenl on releose. "Will you pleose commend Miss Brown lor all the hard work She does wilh the prisoners here on House Bk)ck 5. Since I hove been here it's Miss Brown Ihal I see Ihe most. working to help y}sOne better their lives ond she is a0y5 polite ond helpful. - CF03 porlicipont ol HMP Elmley Svpporting mothers in custody and their children Funded by HMPP5 and the We15h Govemment. we were delighted to be able to remobilise our Visiting Mum project ol HMP Eoslwood Pork ond expond the service to support women and their families ol HMP Styol. Looking fotward lo 2022123. Visiting Mum will be one of the services operating as part of the One Women's Centre at HMP Eostwood Pork. Led by The Nelson TTUSt. the Centre will offer comprehensive support to women in custody ond Ihrovgh the gole. ond will odopt o 'one team, approach. joining up slatulory and voluntary sector services. The seNice supporting Welsh women ond they children is in addition to the Comic Relief funded seiCe at HMP Downview. which had initially been placed on hold during the parndern. However, despite ongoing restrictions, our team has worked wilh prison sloll to embed the project into the regime induclion process so thot mothers can be identified at induction Iwthin 2 weeks of arrival af the prisonl. They hove also provided casework ond education to severol women. 05 well 05 leading on Ihe refurbishment ol the prison fomily room. which hos been ollocoled specificolly for this project. "Poct gove me hope when I thought I wovkl never be oble to see my son in prison. They were like o lighl in whot wos o reolly dork lime. Mother in custody Prison-based social worker pilot marks impaclful flrst year In April 2021. two sociol workers funded by SViO Adoms Choritoble Trust started their w(Yk in HMP Eostwood Pot* ond HMP Send in response lo recommendolions mode in Lord Farmer's Review for Women120191 for on-site sociol WOTkers in women's prisons. In their firsl year. Pact'5 social worker5 SUPPOrted 35 01 Ihe most complex coses. mainly where there w05 legal oction with regords to o woman's children. An interim evoluotion hos captured the impoct of the first year's WO and can be found here.. https:l/cascadewales.org/research/evalvation-of-together.a.chancel In oddition to cosework. Together A Chonce hos worked wth Locol Authorilies to produce o guide to working with someone on caseload who is in prison. and delivered events with local universities. Social work leaching partner5hps and the British Associolion for Sociol Work IBASWI. We have reached over 250 professionals 12
Prfson Advlce & Core Trust (Poet) Trustees. report and occovnls IOT Ihe year ended 31 March 2022 to help them to w(Nk in the most effeclive way with a parent in prison. We hove olso produced quick guide5 to the most common Sociol Services intervenlions for Pacl and prison professionots. Maklng custody safer In 2020121, we began worknng in partnership with HMPPS on the grant funded Gateway CoMmunoI10n Projecl. This Iwo-ond-o-holf-yeor progromme of WOTk recognised the role of fomilies in infomiing safeguarding ond core of prisoners ond oimed to develop gateway communication systems to enable this to happen effectively. During 2021122, we continued to work wth the three pik)t Sites.. HMP Nottinghom. 4MP E0s00d Pork ond HMP Foslon Holl as well os piloting specific ospects ol the work at HMP Worn00d Scrubs. HMP Bullingdon ond HMP Wandsworth. Having previously reviewed and redeveloped the existing Prisoners Families Helpline webslte, this yeaT we conlinued to develop the 'SoferCustody Portal.. This hos included the production of o new film which sils on the home poge of the website offering on overview of Ihe sile and how function5 such as Google Tran51ote WOTk. In Seplember 2021. Iwo oddilional pli ol siles were identified lo ensure thal the P01 wos being odequotely tested.. HMP Womiwood Scrubs and HMP Bullingdon. There ha5 been a steady incTe05e in the number of visits to the Prisoner5. Families Helpline website since it wos relaunched. with 21.957 visitors in Morch 2022 compared to 12,291 in March 2021. We have also worked wilh each of the pilot sites to trial electronic logging of calls. Wlth the oim of encouraging a consistenl opyooch. improving undefslonding obout nature and frequency of concerns shared by lomilies, supporting a more robu51 recording process. and identifying potenliol gops in recording. Eoch sile hos been ugng the new logging sy51ems since August 2021. The project hos olso seen us work in collabatIon with HMPPS. Ministry of Justice and NHS Justice to inform ossocoted policy. guidance. and information. including informing the roll out ol the Assessmenl. Care in Custody and Teamwork IACCTI version six. The team has developed four Gateway Communication booklets. with two mcle since produced lor HMP 8ullingdon ond HMP Wondsworth. These booklets provide informotion to oll fomilies with a loved one in those prisons. wilh basic information around the regime-. whol focilities ore available,. ways lo stay in touch- healthcare provision.. and what to do if you hove o concern obout o loved one's wellbeing. We would like lo thank HMPPS for their funding for this piece of WOTk and are pleased to be working alongside them on this initiotive. Over the next few months. we will develop o toolkil thot con be used by prison Sofer Cvstody leoms to improve proclice and streamline processe5. 13
Prlson Advl¢e & Care Trust (Poet) Trustee5' report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 'Through Ihe gate, and probation: building safer communltles through our posl-release servlces Supporting people on probatlon Under Poct Futures CIC. we mobilised 21 new probotion ond CFO Activity Hub contracts and supported 412 people on probotion across England and waS. Our teom delivered holistic services vnder confract to our portners. working with probolion proctitioners to ensure individuals received the most oppropriote support while on licence upon release from prison or undertoking a community order. Under the 'Personol Wellbeing, controcls. we delivered interventions in Iwo streoms.. 'Emotional Wellbeing. and 'Fomily and Signifant others.. These services range from three to eight weekw sessions ond in(Sividuols con occess one. Iwo or three interventions depending on thew needs. We worked in F)Ortnership wth: Ingeus- delivering 'Fomily and Signiftont Other, services acr055 Northumbria. Humberside, West Yorkshire. the West Midlonds. Stoflord5hire. Derbyshire. Nottinghomshire. ond Leicestershire.. Nocro- delivering a 'FaMI and Significant othe. service, in Northamptonshire", and Seetec- delivering 'Emotional Wellbeing. services ocross Kent ond Cheshwe. In the North West of England. the Wesl Midlands. London. and Woles we also partnered with maMuS UK to offer Education. Tiaining and Employment IETEI interyentions. Through one-to-one mentoring ond group these interventions svpport service users lo expIce different routes into educotion ond to opply I courses ond qualifications. They olso explore vocationol courses and training, such os construclion or business administration. Individuals con leorn how to opply for jobs. prepare lor interviews and adapt lo the work environment. CFO Actlvlty Hubs CFO Actwity Hubs provide o space lorpeople on probotion to leorn. develop new skills and meet new people. In parlnership wth Ingeus and Show Trust, Pact provides supporl for prison leovers looking to build and strenglhen the relotionships that 2 HMPPS CFO (Her Majesty'5 Prison and Probotion Swwce Co-Financing Orgoni50tionl Activity Hubs locus on encouroging participonts lo engoge wth oclmfies ond con receNe referral from different sources. There are 16 AclNity Hubs and one Velerans Specific Hub across Englond with tF*ee t¥ood cOtege5." Humon/Cilizenship. Community/Sociol. ond Inlervenlronslserves. The current CFO Activity Hubs programme commenced delivery in June 2021 and will lun to Seplember 2023- hllps-llwvw.co-llnanclng.orgl 14
Prlson Advlce & Core TNSI (Pocl) TTvJlees' report and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2022 motter to them. Ouring 2021122 we svpported 114 service users ot Hubs across Englond. We delivered ReSolionship and Farni coaching ot Hubs in the N(Trh Eost of Engbnd (Darlington. Middlesbrough, and Durhoml and the East of England and West Midlands (Nollingham. Leicester, Petert)OUgh. Norwch. Sloke on Trent, Wolverhampton ond Birminghoml- This cooching supports people to strengthen and develop healthier famli y and peer relolion5hips. improve relationship skills ond capacity, increase fomity commitment and stability. ond to increose the likelhood of desislance. In the North East. Poct also delivered'community capital. coaching to prepore people for volunteering and giving back to their community. The coaching ends with o Pact<oordinoled 13-hour volunteering plocemenl le.g.. volunteering in a chorily shop. in o sport club in a local gardenl or oclivity le.g.. writing on Activity Hub newsletter. offerirbg peer support. talknng to students in a local vniversity about their joumeyl. "I now understand Ihot on obusive childhood wos nol my foult and now I have the skills to communtcote effectively wth my fomily . - Activily Hub participant Journeys lo Freedom Our Joumeys to Freedom women's resettlemenl progromme continves to be supported by Cower Fergusson Charitable Trust. City Bridge Trust. and London Housing Foundation. The project operotes OCT055 HMPS Send. Downview ond Easl Sutlon Park. Reselllemenl support is provided ol three key stages= in cusl¢xIy Prior to a prisoner's releose. through the gote on the doy ot releose. ond in the community. Eoch woman receives personalised support from a dedicated keorker. including practical svpporl to address their housing needs. Thi5 holistic resettlement 5UPPQrt lypicolly losts up to six monlhs. ond each womon is invited lo stoy in touch when their support ends. During 21122 we supported 16 women, exceeding our Icffget by 33% for this period. Eleven women are cutTenlly being supported to resettle ocross London. We allribule this success to our Strong relerTal partnerships and pathways. and the tenacity and dedicotion of our Reselllement Keker. We sUPPOrted a diverse cohort of women. of different ages (from 20 10 60 years old) and ethnicitie5 IBlack Caribbeon. Block African. Block British. While English. Bonglodeshi. Irish Trovellerl- Support focused on housing. menfol ond physicol health. finances. olcohol and drug misuse. and family relationships. In phose of the projecl, we provided 193 hours of foce-lo-face supporl1243 hour5 since the beginning of the Fyojecll. Since September 2021. £860 hos been provided in 15
Prfson Advlce & Core Trust (Poet) Trustees. report and accounts Ihe year ended 31 March 2022 emergency welfare ants. providing essentiol goods such os bedding. towels. oppliances. and kitchen utensils. Fourleen parlicipants187.5%1 have made Progress towards the resetllemenl gools ogreed in the oction plons they creoled with their keyworker ot the start ol their journey. toking positive steps towards making o fresh start. Two participant5112.5%1 were nol oble to continue Iheir resettlement 5UPPOrt lone wos recolled ond one ceosed conloct with Pocll. "I believe o lot ol my shome thot I cortied oround wos removed due to the way my keyworker communicated wilh me. She wos compossionole and hod o good underslornding ol me. which mode me reel like I wos o good person. She gave me positive teedbock when I wos struggling. I then slorled lo believe Ihot I hod the tools to cope wilh day-lo-doy emolionol stull" - Journeys to Freedom service user In the community: supporting those affected by Ihe Justice system wlth our wrap-around services, every step of Ihe way Provlding digital information for prisoners, families We continued to prowde vital digilal infoTmotion for Oners, families through our online Visilor5' Guide5 for prison5 acr055 England and Wales. These guides contain basic useful inlormotion obout eoch prison ond continued to be involvoble for fomilies as COVID-19 restrtIonS changed across the estate. often providing the only up-to-date inlormalion about social visits. Over Ihe course of the year our online Visilors. Guides were viewed 117. 350 limes. Pri50ners' Famllles Helpllne In 2021122 we continued monaging Ihe HMPPS-contracled national Pri50ners' Families Helpline ond digilol infomolion service f(Y prisoners, lomilies lo contiacl we ocquired in August 20181. Through this service. our team of highly trained stalf ond volunteers provide5 inlormotion. guidance. and signposting io cal$ seven days a week on o wide ronge of issues from booking visits ond sending Fyoperty to what hoppens ofter o loved one is orrested or releosed from prison. The service also monoges safeguarding concems ttryough an agreed escalation process with HMPPS Ihrough to Safer Custody leam5. On average. our leam dealt with 2.868 calls per month. resFX)nded lo over s emoiL% per month ond provided digitol information to on overoge o121.rxK) website visit¢ys every month. "The suppoit I received w05 loilored to me ond my needs. The leom Ihot deoll with me showed genuine empolhy ond underslonding for my plight." Helpline coller 16
Prlson Advlc• & Care Trust {Paet) Trustees, report und accounts far the year ended 31 Pknrch 2022 Supportlng prfsoners. famllies to cope with thelr loved one's Sentence The COVID-19 pandemic continued to cause chaInge5 for prisoners. fomlies. with restrictions only beginning to ease acr055 Ihe prison estate in eorty X)22. Family member5 who olready face much sligmo from having o loved one in prison have required odditionol emotionol supp(yF. In 2021122 we Saw a huge demond for our befriending seNice. Through this. trained volunteers provide emotional support over the phone on a regular bosis to fomily members struggling lo cope with the impocl of their loved one's sentence. At the end of March 2022. we hod recruited and trained on additional 28 Volunte ond had 18 'actively' volvnleering Imolched wth o service user). During the yeor. our volunteers provided 1.778 hours of svpport ond the seNice hos now been mode ovoiloble to call$ who ore aged 14-18 years. "I needed someone lo lolk to. Thot wovld hove been enough. Instead, someone listened. ollowed me lo believe in myself. gove me odvice. ideos, and most ol all hope. No one wos judging me. My first friend in years Ihal understood ond the first time for whot seems like forever I wosn't hding onything- I could be myself. Mentolly and emoth'onolty I could be free and honest." Service user Peer support groups Our peer support groups provide peoFJe wlh simikir experiences the oprx)rtunity to come logether ond support one onother and have the potential lo enoble parlicipan151o feel less isolated, build conlidence, ond receive support and inlormotion from others who hove o shored experience. At the beginning ol the year (April 20211, we welcomed four new support groups Ithree on Zoom and one by conference coll to accommodole Ihose unable lo interact wlh online soltworel. Porticiponts wwe wdely syead geographicolly but were corefvlw ollocoled to focilitote moximum inleraclK)n ond vnderstonding. "# con he people feel less olone ond reossure them Ihol others under5tond their experience. It 0150 helps wilh feelings of is01olion ond judgement. Group porticiponl Providing emergency welfore grants to those In need Thanks to the generous support of fovndathons. Irusts and donor5 we have been able to offer emergency grants to people affected by im1$0nment. This funding wos initiolly oworded lo us os o direct result of the COVID-19 F)ondemic and conthnved during 2021122. 17
Prlson Advlce & Core Trvst (Pocl) Tiustee5' report ond ucc¢vnts for the yeor ended 31 Morch 2022 Ovei the p051 year. we have issued £60,610 in emergency wellore grant5. In 2021122 417 grant applicotions were successful. wilh £145 gronted on oveioge. The 5malle5t grant wos £1 I for o birth certiffcote needed to prove identify. We can process applications within 24 hours. and sometimes within a couple of hours il il is an emergency. The most common requests were for essenliols such os food. clothing. ond toiletries, particulorty for prison leavers who do not have established links wth food banks chonges of clothing on release. Bedding. whtle goods ond mobile phones ore olso common requests. especiolly f(y lomilies with children. Accessing the gronls ond white goods hos really mode my doy-lo-day life eosier. The fridge is in my room- I'm on the top ftoor so lo keep going downstairs wos hord work, plus Ihere is not a lol ol room in the communal lridgel l olso bought o slow cooker instead ol o microwove os I can then moke heolthy food options." Welfore gronl recipient Partnerships and alliances Pact continues to work with a ronge of strategic partnerships and alliances. Some of the noloble exomples within the yeor are: Ongoing portnership working with the HMPPS Fomilies leom including the running of the Prisoners, Fomilies Helpline. for which we have successfully relendered to continue delivering. ond Family and Significont Other Services IFaSOSI working in 62 establishments from October 2022. We hove continued to build on our slrotegic portnerships wilh HMP )XIon ond HMPY/YOI1sis olongside Porticus lo develop o 'lamilies first, opprooch to reselllement through OUT Roule5 2 Chonge programme. We are delighted to have Baror)e55 Anno Healy 05 the Choir of expert Advis(ry Boord which includes representation from MQPAC (Mayor's office for Policing and Crimel. Govemors. the Prison Group Directorale team for London. HMPPS Family FX)licy teom, Probotion. London Borough of Lombeth. ond the Independent Monitoring Boord. The development of our portneT5hips wth HMPS Send and Eastwood Park, the HMPPS Women's team ond other stolutory portners including BASW. Bristol City Council. and several sociol WO teaching portnerships in the establishment of our Togelher a Chance programme. We continue to encouroge the Ministry of Ju5fice to implement Lord Former'5 recommendolions for women's prisons. which inclvde ensuring thol every women's prison hos ot least one dedicated s¢xiol worker on-site. 18
Prfson Advlcè & C¢Ye Trvil (Poet) Trvslee$' report and accounts lor Ihe y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2022 Work os port of the Goleway Communications Prqect for wsoners. fomilies has gone from strenglh to strength with the team continuing lo benefit from close working relotionships not only with the HMPPS Fomilies team bul with the Sofer Custody and Health teams who hove been oclively engoged Isee Maklng Cuslody Safer) We have developed relotionships wilhin Ihe heollh sphere including.- A new conlracl with NHS England in London to deliver o pilot Polienl and Public Voice IPPVI Progromme lor prisoners, lomities and corers Imobilising in Oclober 20221. A strategic portner5hip wilh 0eaS NHS Trusl developing a joinl approach to supporting continuity of core that bring5 together our public health approoch lo fami and rdotionship supporl lo complemenl their foolprint for the delNery ol prisoner heollhcare services. The appointment ol Professor Jim McManvs3 as our Pro Bono Public Health Advis to support our Boord of Trustees and Senior Leadership Teom. We continue to work wth Clinks lo inform practice and highlight the needs of Prisoners ond their fomilies. ond ore o member of the Reducing Reolfending Third Sect(K Advisory Group IRR31. o voluntory sector odvisory group lo the Govemmenl. for which Clinks choirs ond provides the secretoriot. We remain on octhve port of the Coritos Sociol Action Nelwork4 ICSANI ond hove used the yeor to continue to build portnerships witt) diocese5 and parishes. This has led to some new funding to further strengthen this w(yk through our JustPeople Fxogromme supporting failh commur)ities in volunteering. Ongoing liaison and support from charitable Irusts and foundations 5upporling OUT 'Re5earch and Development, function, enabling us to deveksp new services ond provide support to even more people. Thi5 year. we were delighted lo partner wlh Intertoce Enterprisess with whom we ore working to strengthen our stoff ond volunteer leorning and developmenl offer. ond our inthovse digitol leoming hub. Poct Academy. finally, we have developed new wcxking relalionships with Moximus and Nocro in the delivery of services lor people on syobation ond have ) hllp5'.l/www.b5phn.org.uk1521Prole5xx-Jim-McMonus 4 hllps'.l/www.cson.org.ukl S hltps:IlwwM.interfoceenterprses.co.ukl 19
Prl$on Adv5ce & Core Trv$t (Pacl) Twslees, report ond o¢counts for the year ended 31 March 2022 strengthened existing relationships with Ingeu5. Shaw Trust. I0 and Seetec for the delivery of CFO Activity Hubs ond Fxobation service5. Influencing commissioning, policy, and legislation In November 2021 we welcomed over 250 online oMendee5 to our annua conference. Sale, secure, decentl.. The event demonstroted Poct's ongoing commitment lo promoting positive health and wellbeing for prisoners, those wilh convictions, ond their families. and urged a move toward5 0 more integrated. multi- disciplinary approach lo ensuring the wellbeing. sofety. ond decency of everyone in the justice system. Keynote speakers included Saroh Hughes, CEO at Centre for Mental Health who shared insighls on the impact of the pondemic on prisoners, mentol heolth,. Mignon Frerich from NHS Englond ond NHS Improvement who explored the use of Mentol Health ond Community Sentence Treatment Requirements: Sarah Pilling and Jonathan Drew from Mersey Core NHS Foundotion Trust who ouflined the initiatives to improve solely ot HMP Liverpool: ond Unilink CEO. Froncis Toye. on technology solutions to moke prisons sofer. Joining the speokers on the ponel were Alison Hopkins ond Cleo Melcall- courageous women with first-hand experience of having a famly member in prin. Coinciding wth the conference. we launched a new shcrt film.'Keep Him Sofe,. which features Alison ond Cleo in conversation aboul Iheir experiences supporting family members in prison living wth menlol ill health. The film is ovoilable lo view ot www.prisonodvice.org.uklkeep-him-sofe. Volunteering and the 'Common Good, As we novigoted the impact ol the pandemic. our focus was to: Relaln volunteers Adopt our practice lo cope wlh COVID-19 ErUre a hlgh-quallfy experience lor oll voluntee DLJring 2021122 more than 30.0(Kl houts were completed by 320 volunteers. This included 2.955 hours by volunteers in prisons ond 4.246 hou by students on placement. Faith Inspired Volunteerlng As a chority with Catholic roots. we are conscious of our Te5ponsibility to enable those seeking to deepen their drJciple5hip the opportunity to do so Ihiough supporting ow work. Our Head of Volunleering now manoges a new role. 'Foilh in
Prlson Athilee & Care Trust (Pod) Trustees. report and accounts for Ihe yeoi ended 31 March 2022 Action Volunleering Monagei- that specifalty works to recruit people of Colholic faith lo volunteer. donale ond raEe awarenes5 of Pact's seNice5. During the yeor. our JustPeople workshops- developed in partnership with Together for the Common Good- have been delivered fusmall groups both online and in per50n. We started this work in October 2021 and by the end of March we had run two online JuslPeople workshops and two in-person workshops with a tolol 0128 participants. Of these 28, 13 participants applied to become Pacl volunteers: four in Family Services, one in Befriending. and nine os Parish Repre5entalives. A further five workshop porticiponls ore now involved wlh prison choploincy. Evoluolion suogests thol parliciponls hod little prior thowledge of Poct bul held o wdespreod intention to remain engaged afterwards. Participanls apprecialed the oppcrtunity the workshops provided lo come together in prayerful discussion. One porticipant said.. "I round the day very rewording. It rwde me grow strong in foilh and there was an iMpclant 05pect embedded in this training on Ihe Word, prayer, and reflections. which ore lundomenlol 5piriluolly." Volunteers wlth Ilved experlence In 2021 Pact established a locus group to further develop our work with lived experience volunteers. this was convened ond is choired by our Notional Volunteering Monoger. At the time ofwriling. the group hove met lCe. Its development hos involved: Identitying ond inducting members of the group Suggesting how odditionol funding towords this piece of work may best be utilised Idenlilying recognised Iraining ond development opportuntlies for volunteers with lived experience to support them wth life olter prison I licence Despite the drUptiOn lo many ol our service5 we were 5ti11 able to work with and support our lived experience volunteers. who collectively compleled nearfy 3,IXIO hours ol volunleering. Volunteer awards Volunteers ore vital to U5 and voluing ond rewarding their efforts ts cenlrol to our opproach. Eoch yeor. we extend our oppreciotion through our onnuol VolunteeT Awards. This evenl is kindly supported by Marsh Choritoble Trust IMCTI ond our Pocl Trustees. In 2021. we had 18 nominotion5 lor the Volunteer Awards and were pleosed to present six regional award wnners al the ceremony for our MCT ijward. The wnners came from o ronge of Poct services. including Fomily Services, Befriending. the Prisoners. Families Helpline. Mentoring and central office. The six winners were shortli5ted for our Tru5tees' Volunteer ol the Yeor Award. and Camilla Albery from HMP Bristol was the deserved winner. In 2022 we look forword lo working with MCT 21
Prlson Adviee & C<Te Trust (Pacl) Trustees. report and accounls lor lh• year ended 31 March 2022 once ogoin os well as hosting new awords: the longslonding volunteer aword and our lived experience voKJnleer oword. Investing in volunteers We hove secured the funding to purchase "Investing in Volunteers. which is the Management. We have started the con5ullofion process on howwe wll best use and lailor Ihis system. Achieving Ihis occredilotion will slrengthen cur reputalion. enable us to beller monoge risL plon the fvlure ond ensure we Fyovide best practice, high quality support ond management for Pacl volunteers Volunteer lestimonials and feedback It is greot lo feel port of such o worm. coring orgonisotion. be il in Ihe work done with oll the service users and their lomilies or the woy oll Ihe employees and volunteers are so well supported. So for. ¥eally good. How greol when things become more normal and lace lo foce meeting5 con hoppenl" 'So jus1 lo say I think the Befriending sefvice is lanlostic ond does moke a recl dillerence. The new lody l om tolking to hos been woiling for o yeor ond o hall for help and has been ignored by her doctor. despite repeoled requests lor supporl. She is in o difficult siluolion ond is FNelty isolated. Ihe SerVe mokes a big difference to o lot of people who coukl easily foll through the crocks or be ignored." '1 really enjoyed conlribuling lo Ihe discvssK)n ond I hope Ihol it wos o smoll input lo your slrolegic thinking. One ol the benefit5 to me was tolking to other volunteers engaged in dillerenl ospecls ol Pocl'5 work ond finding oboul whal they do and how they help to svpporl ollenders. their lomilies etc. Volunteering lor Poct hos helpe(J me just 0$ much 05 I have helped you. l am o diognosed bipolar. onxiely ond depression sufferer and the time I hove been wilh you ond the voriety of menlees Ihol I hove worke(J wlh has helped bring me out ol myself ond given me o lot more confidence." Fundraising Overvlew of Ihe Year We are extremely grateful lo Ihe many t5 ond foundations. slotulory orgonisation5, dioceses, parishes. religious communilies. componies. and individuals who have been 50 generou5 in their support ol Poct'5 work over the post year. As ever. we thonk them lor the mony woys in whh they hove shown their commitment
Prlson Advlcè & Cue Trust [Paet) Tru$tee$' report and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 222 to us. their encourogement. ond the¥ shored understanding of the imporlonce of t)vr work. We would like to thank all our suppc¥lers their continued kindness and generOty as we have responded lo the impact of COIVD on the prison estate. and for their patience wheie the pondemic hos meont delays to some of our Fyoject Work. Pact hos maintained the highest 51ondards ol ethical practice and transparency in ovr fundroising activities. ond we diligent in obiding by the Chority SORP, ond GDPR best FYOCtice. As part of on organisation-wide review ol information secvrily, conducted for us by Tocita. the Fundroi5ing deportment took care to review all of our documenlotion inclvding our privocy notices. We do not moke use ol any commercial third parties agents to raise funds for the charity. nor do we pay ony commission of bonu5e5 to our staff or voluriteer5 who work hard lo raise our funds. We are registered with the Fundroising Regulotor. the independent regvlotor of choritoble fundroising in Englond. Woles ond NcKthern keland. We abide by the Fund¥aising Code and Standard5 as sel out by thi5 body. We have received no comploinls regording our lundroising octivities during the yeor. During the year, we raised more than £1 mllllon to support prisoneT5, people wlh convictions. their chli dren. ond families. Fvnds raised hove provided much-needed support l(y Poct's core services. 05 well as new projects. Some of our fundraising highlights from the yeor include- Securing Ihe support of 16 new Irusls ond foundalion5 Our London Marathon leam raising an incredible £15.894. more Ihan ever before Launching our first Big Give fundraising campaign to roise funds for children oflected by impri50nmenl Working with stolf ond prisoners ot HMP WondswcffFh to develop our first fundraising fitness challenge At the end of the yeor. securing funding ogreements with Ihree choritable foundations to the value of £167.750 to pilot a specialist service to support young men in custody ot HMYOI Brinsford affected by Adverse Childhood Experience5 IACEI. These gronts. and the first yeor's activities. will feoture next year's Trustees. Report Estoblishing our first Strategic corporate partnership wilh MindGym lo transform how we deliver our porenling courses in prisons. A successful Operotion Elf compaign thal enabled 1.217 porents in prison lo give their childlrenl a gift at Christmas visits Ilhanks to the support ol churches ond businesses)
Prfson Advke & Care Tiusl (Pacl) Trustees, report and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2022 What our supporters say about us "Pocl gwes prisoners the support they need to moke o fresh slort and supporls the families who ore lell behind when Iheir loved ones go lo pri50n. We're delighted to help fund their p)rneerIng wor* to Cfeole brighter lutures lor prisoners ond their families. Chloe Ewen. Granls Olficer. Benefocl Tnjsl "Myself ond my wife hove supp(yled Pocl since the 19805. Eoch yeor since Ihen my wile and I reviewed our list ol donolions ond Pact has never left il. Their onnucl reporl h05 always convinced u5 Ihol Ihey mode excellent use ol our money. La51 yeorour relolDnship with Poct chonged considerobly when our 50n went to pri50n. We rrEI Pocl on ouf first visit lo Fyison to see our son. Both foce-lo-face, ond on the telephone, I lind Pocl people hove a humon touch ond o gentleness. Thol is whol I look lor in such on orgoni50tion. l ogsociale Poct wth positive change for Pfisoners in our society. I suggest you consider putting them on your list ol people 10 5UPPOrt or add lo the omounl you give them olreody." - An Individuol Donor Trusts and Foundations We would like fo acknoedge oll the choriloble trusts ond fovndotions. ond corporole partners who hove supported our woik over the course of the yeor. including those Ihot wish to remoin ononymous. Their conlribulion to our work is tremendous ond hugety volued. 1772 Charity (Debtors. Relief Funds Chorityl Albert Guboy Charitoble Foundotion Albert Hunl Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Tru51 Barrow Cadbury Trusl BBC Children In Need Belpech Trust Benefact Trust Bromley Trust Casa Stella Trust Charles Hayward Foundolion Chartes Ploler Trust Chartotle Marshall Charitable Trust CHK Foundation City 8ridge Trust Clinks & Criminal Justice Wale5 Colyer-Fergusson Chorilate Trust Comic Relief Community Fovndalion loi Surrey 24
Pi5son Advlce & Care Trust (Pact) Tru$lee$' r¢porl and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2022 Davidlsaacs Fund Dropers, Choiiloble Fund Edith Bessie Gibson Trust Edith Murphy Foundation Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trvsl Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust Esmée Fairbairn Founclolion Eveson Trusl Florence Tvrner Trust Forest Hill Charitable Tst Garfield Weston Foundatiorb Give for Good Russell Family Charitae Trusl Grantham Yorke Tru51 Gwendoline & Morgoret Dowes Chority Hodley Trust Honley Trusl Horold Hyom Wingote Fovndation Hedley Foundation Inner London Magistrates Courys Poor Box Charity Jeanne Marie Gunn Tru51 Jerusalem Trust John Lyon's Chority Jones 1986 Charitoble Trust Liz and Tetry Bromoll Foundolion London Housing Foundation Make it Happen Charitable Tw5t Morsh Christian Trust Mourice And Hildo Laing Choritoble Trusl Michoel & Shirley Hunl Choriloble TTUSI Michael Morsh Chariloble Tnjst Moondance Foundation Nalional Lottery Community Fund Oakdale Trusl Our Lody of Fotimo Trusl Rhododendron Trust Sheriffs, & Recorder's Fund Simpson Foundation Sir Halley Stewart Trust Sir Harold Hood's Choritable Trust Sir Jame5 Reckitt Charity Sir Jomes Rdl Choritoble Trust Sir Pierce Locy Chority Trust Sisters of St Joseph of Peace Smallwood Trust Souler Charitable Trust 25
Prlson Adv5ce & Core Trust (Poct) Trustees, report ond accounts lor the yeor ended 31 March 2ff22 Swwe Charitable Trusl $Via Adams Charitoble Trust Tudor Trust Van Neste Foundation Vintners, Chorily Volont Choritoble Twst Voluntory Solidarity Fund IntematNaI Woles Council lor Voluntary Action Weslhill White Oak Charitable Trust Woodhaven Trust Zochonis Charitable Trust Corporate Supporters Blockrock Clifford Chonce CCLA Investment Manogement Matrix Chombers Simmons ond Simmons Volur)tary Solidarity Fund Unilink Catholic Community Engagement In addition to our Foith in Action Volunteering Manager Isee Volunteering). in 2021 we creoted the post ol Catholic Community Engagement Monager to intentionolly engage our traditionol supporter bose in the Cotholic Church. These roles work closely with Poct's Fundroising and Commvnicolions leams. The 'Faith in Action, team hos ensured thot Poct is feotured regulorty in the notional Catholic press online ond in print. as well as in local Colholic press through our new or enhanced relationships with dioce50n communicotion officer5. Thonks to this. in January 2022. we were oble to focilitate a visit by Poct President. Cordinal Vincent Nichols to HMP Wormwood Scrubs. As the Cardinal is the most senior member of Catholic clergy in England and Wale5. our pres5 releose wos leotured ocross Cotholic media plotform5. Cotholic prison choploin Fr Chimo Obekwe sold.. "Everyorhe embfoced the Cardinal's visit. The lods were so pleased that he sol wilh them. The support from nol jusl the multi-foilh choplaincy but oll the slaff. including Ihose with no feligious foith. hos touched my heort." The team offers Catholic communities o ronge of engogement opportunities. including volunteering wth our semces. We hove also developed o new volunteering role and engagement plan for Parish Representative5, who will form a network that the Faith in Action leom will nurture. helping lo reloin supporters and 26
Pr150n Advice & Ce Trvsl (Po¢l) Twslees. report and accoun15 for the yeor ended 31 M(w¢h 2022 expand our reach acr055 parishes. By March . the Fresh Start newsleller moiling li51, which is specilicolly oimed ot Colholic WPPOflers. hod ottrocted 2W new sign- ups. ond we hope Ihot Ihe Parish Representative role will continue lo bring in new connections. Dioceson Roodshow plans have been reinvigorated posl-pandemic. and a number of events were pul in the diary for eody summer 2022. Over lime, these brooder engagemenl opportunities will bring together parishioners. chaplains, partner orgor)isotions. Poct service staff ond volunteers. and bishops. A rolling progamme of dioceson events across Englond ond Woles is now underway. Pact's Advent Corol Service and the Sir Harold Hood Memoriol Lecluie each ottrocted more than 100 people despite being alfected lo some degree by continuing COVID reslrictions ond unceitointy in the commvnitry. Professor Anno Rowlonds. who gove the 2022 Memorial Leclure shared Ihal, "A Christian Undelanding of dignity ...challenges the criminal justice syslem ot every level of its operation. An engaged and passionate workforce Al the end of Ihe finonciol year131 March 2CY221. we had 186 employees ond 39 cosuol worke. Svpporting our team We hove continued offering support to our staff ond volunteers via the Care Firsl employee assistance programme. The service offers free. independent counselling support. which is availoble 24 hours o doy- 365 doys o yeor. In oddition, our people can also access informotion ond advice services covering o range ol tssves from family ond relolionships to finances and consvmer rights. We have also continued delivering regular lace-to-face cfinical supeNsion se55ions to casewers opeTating across services. Dvring 2021122, we conlinued to respond to the COVID-19 pondernic. undertaking more than 200 individual COVID staff risk assessments. wth a particular focus on protecting those in the most vvlnerable calegories. Involving staff in Pacl's future In Jonuory 2022 we conducted an organisation-wide stofl survey comprising queslions on health and safety, wellbeing, and diversity and inclusion. The lotter wos a fir51 for Pact and formed port of ovr orgonisotionol diversity. inclusion ond eqvity aclion IIDEAI audit. More thon three-quarters of survey respondenls176%1 strongly agreed Ihat they felt comfortable lolking lo their monager oboul their mental health. and 74% slrongly ogreed Ihol they felt o sense ol belonging to Poct os on 27
Prlson Advice & Care Trust {Poct) Trusteès, report and account5 for the ye(w ended 31 March 2022 organisatKin. 78% ogreed or strongly ageed that they would recommend Poct os o ploce to work ond volunteer. As part of our IDEA audit. low firm Reed-smith wotked wilh us to review relevant Poct policies to ensure inclu%on. We have also planned to introduce equolities monitoring to our HR system ICa5cadel to better understond the diversity of our worklorce and the degree lo which it reHecls the people we serve. We hope thal this wll be live in the coming months. Improvlng Internal communicalion Our inlernal etter. Pact News. ts sent by emoil lond in hard copy by request) to all Pact staff and volvnteers. This yecr. the newsletter hos continued to evolve and includes lotest news ond insighls from our teams and services, as well 05 updotes from ocross the criminal justice and volunlory sectors. In November 2021. we opted to create version5 01 Ihe newsletter lo better meet the needs of stoff ond volunteers. Feedback from Ihe leom has been positive and open rates continue to improve month on month. The March 2022 newsletter received 197 stoff views ond 55 volunteer views and recent editions have seen even higher levels of engagement. Trainlng and development In June 2020. we implemented o new online QMIng management plotfomi called Pact Academy. which hosts Pocl Iroining COUTSes 0$ well os offering stoff ond volunteers access to courses in leodership ond monagement.. health. solety. and wellbeing- catering ond IT skills. We hove continued lo develop the platform throughout the year. supporting 51alf and volunleers to undertoke mondol(ry ond refresher troining and to embrace oppc*lunilies for skills development. This includes tronslating our Iwo-doy Poct Fovndalion Training- a course for all new Pact 51arler5 from an in-person event to an online Iroining resource. We ore delighted thol over 9,344 courses have been taken up by our slofl since we iounched Pocl Academy Iwo yecys ogo. Data security certification 150 27001 is the nothonol quolity slondard for information security manogement. formolly known os1SO/IEC 27CX)1.'2CK)5. In March 2022. Pact Group ogoin possed ils annual surveillance visit. The Poct Group integroled business manogemenl syslem InCcoraleS our informolion security management system IISMSI and our requirements to ensure we ore GDPR (General Data Proteclion Regulationl compliont. An ISMS 15 0 fromework
Prfson Advlee & Cue Trvst (Pocl) Trvslees. report and accounts for the ye¢r endèd 31 March 2022 ol policies and procedures that includes all gOI. physicol, and lechnicol conlrols involved in on orgonisotion's infomotion risk monogement processes. ISO 27CDI wos developed to provide o model for estoblishing. implementing. operating, monitoring. reviewing. mointoining. ond improving on ISMS. It requires o robust set ol ossessments and oudit processes across all our departments lo ensure that key risks cre identified and mitigated and thol checks ore in place in support of monagemenl action. As part ol ongoing commitment to doto security complionce ond best yoctice. Pact appointed Tocito6 to vndertoke on oudil of our GDPR systems and processes during 2021122. Followng this project. Pacl achieved a sCe of more thon 99% for both 'Assuronce' and 'Action Crilicality, providing o high level of confidence. Furthermore. we have appointed Tocilo os our Dala Prolection Officer ensvring ongoing complionce is mointoined. Financial Review Income lor the yeor totolled £6.275.(127: £8.577.1)J)l. which comprised of uniestricted funds of £5,797.OCKI12021: £5.917,CKX)l ond restricted hJnd5 of £478.OCXJ 12021: £2.660.OLYJI. Hence, allhough income has decreosed il hos lorgely been in restricted income, while unrestricted income hos been largety mointoined. Restricted income consists of multi-year grants which are reCOgned on oward for Ihe full grant period. rolher than when Ihe grant IS Utiltsed. whch is in accordonce with linonciol regulolion5. Visitors, Centres coles remoined closed during 2021122. ond despite some reopening in 2022. many restrictions remain in place. which has meant Ihol cafes are not achieving ther pre-F)andemic perfomance. Expenditure tololled £7.017.Crf])12021: £6.453.IXA)I which comprised of Unrestrted expenditure of £5.673.LKKJ12021: £5.338.(KM)l and re51ricled of £1.344.CM3012021.. £ 1.115,0001. The increase in expenditure indicotes our increosed oclivity Idespile the pandemic) ond our efforts lo odopl ond deliver services virtuolty. The growth in restricted expenditure demonstrates the growth in activity on the multi-yeor gronts won in earfier years. Although cash and short-term deposits decreased to £2.671.( on 31 March 2022 12021.. £2.153,(l. investments have increased to £423.IXKJ12021- £715.) giving the charify a sound financiol plotfom 2022123. Reserves and reserves policy The Trustees recognise thot Pacl needs to hold o cerlain Ve1 ol free reserves. This is to covei oreas which it is difficult lo secure funding. such as innovalive research 6 hllps://www.taclto.lol 29
Prison Advlce & Care Trvst [P¢¢l) Trustees. report and accounls f¢r Ihe year ended 31 March 2022 and setvice user participalion. as well os to mitigole the risk of lower income or higher costs Ihon expected. The moin risks arise from Ihe need to cover unfunded exil c0515 on projects ond services coming lo on end. loilure to ochieve expected income targets from fUndralrig, foilvre to ochieve expected results on paymenl-by- result5 conlracts, unexpected delays to new projects and services. vnexpecled reductions in volLJe of existing projecls ond seNices. ond polentiol legal fees ond tKJd debts. The Ttvstees have reviewed the level of reserves required to cover these evenluolities. In line with good practice. they have opted to link the target level of free resetves directly to a detailed onolysis of the risks. the likely impact of those risks. ond the probability of them occurring. This tronslotes to an optimum tree reserves level beeen £946,() ond £1.090.CO). The actual free reserves level on 31 Morch 2022 was £957.(JXI12021: £801.ctK)l. The Trustees recognise Ihe reserves cxe only j(Jsl thin the optimum level of reserves. Hence. the Trustees continue to control costs. have set O smoll surplus bvdget. ond continue to pursue continued growth. They will keep the optimum free reserves level under review 0$ Poct's octivity ond risk levels chonge. The Trustees wll keep the optimum free reserves level under review os Poct's octivity ond risk levels chonge ond the orgonisolM)n builds bock lo its full level of pre-COVID oclivity. The use of the going concem basis of accounting is oppropriote becouse there ore no material uncertaintEs reloted lo events or conditions that moy cost significont doubt on the obility of Poct to continue as a going concem. The Boord regulaily review5 Poct'5 work lo ensure thot m0muM benefit is goined from the limited resources ot ovr disposol ond the effort ol both staff and voluntary supporters. Investment policy Under Pact's articles of ossociation. the Boord hove the power to invesl in such ossets as they see fit. The objeclive. os Ou1ned in Poct's investment policy. is to produce the be51 financial relum from Pocl's investments ot on occeptable level of risk. For short-term re5erve5. the oim remoins lo preserve the copital value with o minimum level of risk. with ossets being readity availoble to meet unonticipoted cash-flow requirements at short notice. This wll be bolonced by gradual investment in longer-term reseNe5 as ond when fund5 become ovoiloble. The long-term oim is to generate on above-inflotion relum while generating an income to supporl Pact, ongoing octivities. The Trustees recognise Ihal Ihe inve51menl morket hos Shown some level ol volalilily bul ore confident that the investments wll be used lo susloin the Charity over the medium to long temi.
Prison Advlce & Ctye Trust (Pacl) Trustees, report and accounls lof Ihe Ye ended 31 March 2022 Poct invests os far as possible in line wilh its charilable aims. endeavouring to balance maximising income for our work wlh our wider sociol responsibililies os o charity operoling in occordonce wlh Catholic Sociol Teaching. Our Fyelerence is for investments that help lo mainlain wellbeing tc the economic. social. and naturol environments, as expressed in the oppeol by Pope Francis, Loudoto Si fon Core for our Common HomeJ- We are also guided by the principle of solidarity wth those who ore poor and marginalised and seek social juste. Pact Fulures CIC Our wholly owned subs110ry. Poct Futures CIC Icommunty Interest Componyl, has remained stobb this yeor. reoching on income of £1.348.r*)o. It hos employed on overoge of 34 slofl throughout the year. equivalent to 30 full-lime posts. This year hos seen Poct Fulures conlinue to deliver Prison Educotion contracts working in HMP Bullingdon as well os o pon-London controct covering six London prisons (see Porentlng and relatlonshlp educatlonl- We hove olso commenced new work supporting family and relalion5hip provision in Ihe new CFO Aclfvlty Hubs working with Shaw Trust in the We51 Midlonds. East Midland5, and East ol England-, Ingeu5 in the North Eost. ond Reed in London {whh hos now come to on endl. We otso commenced delivery under the new ProboNon 'Personal Wellbelng. contracts working in partnership with prime contractors Ingeus. Nacro and Maximus. This year hos seen Ihe closure ol our 'Tronsfoming Rehobilitotion, controcts. While os o whole Tronsforming Rehabililation has receTved signiliconl criticism. we con be proud of the servtces that we have been oble to offer and the partnerships that have been formed with our Fxime provider5, supply chain F)Ortners and National Probolion SeNice colleagues in the undertaking of this work. This inCdes.. Family resettlement services: Cumbrio ond Loncoshire. ond South Yorkshire CRCS. both owned by Sodexo. 'Through the Gate, mentoring.. delivering for Seelec ocross Wales CRC. Dorsel. Devon and Cornwoll CRC and Bristol. Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucester5hre CRC as well 05 West YfJkshire CRC. Community mentoring: services for Thames Valley CRC supporling both men and women in Ihe community. Board membership Ihis yeor hos remoined stoble. wth Adrion moste os Chair of Poct Futures. supported by fellow Directors Christine Chang (Big Society Copitoll, Jim Horsled Ipreviously Working Transilion51. Carolyn Robertson (previously Barcloysl, Nick Smart (Poct Board nominee), Ellen Green (Pocl Group Deputy CEO ond Monagirng tjrector of Poct Futures CICI. ond Andrew Keen-Downs (Pact Group CEO). 31
Prlson Advlce & Core Trust (Pocl) Trustees. report and o¢¢ounts for tho year end•d 31 March 2022 Pact and Pact Futures Decide to Merge Fdlowing a review of the changes lo the commissioning environment, the leodership team presented on options poper lo the Board of Trustees of Pocl. and the Boord of Directo of Pact Futures, with the recommendation to merge. The recommendation was lo effect a transfer ol ossets and liobilities from Poct Fulures to Poct, and in due course. lo dissolve Pact Fvtures. Poct FutLJres was acknowledged os hoving been a hugely 5ucces51ul initiative, which thanks to ils independent Boord ol Directors ond m(ffe commercialw-minded focus. wos oble lo svccesslulty enter Ihe market tor probation contracls under the Ministry of Justice's 'Tronsforming Rehabilitation, Iromew(yk, which required that charitie5 bidding lor work do so on a 'paymenl-by-re5uIIs' basi5. Poct Futures gew from an idea to an operation Ihot delivered over £1 million worth of high-quolily seNices. with minimal risk to Pact's assets. A5 Transforming Rehobililotion ended. the vse of poyment-by-results wilhin Ministry of Justice contracts was replaced by fees for services. Trustees and Directors also noted thot the Government caps the value of conlracts thal can be secured based on a percentage of the bidders. lumover. This lovovrs lorger orgonisotions ond limits the rote of growth of smaller orgonisatK)ns. Based on these foclors and other yaclicol considerolions, the Truslees and Direcl(ys ogreed in principle to work lowords o merger but directed Ihe executive to seek legal odvice and conduct a thorough process of due diligence. including seeking the approval of commissioneT5 to novote contracts. TUPE consultation with staff. and considerotion of insuronce. pensions. and other motters. As the year drew lo o close, Ihis work was well underway and delailed consideration was being given to both the wordiT)g ol Ihe tronsler ogreement ond governonce of Pocl Futures in the period between transler and dissolulion. Confirmotion of the decision lo merge Iwhich hod been ogreed by Trvslees ol Pacll. wos mode ol the Pocl Futures Boord meeting on 16th Morch 2022. Tre merger was subsequently aclioned on 1st July 2022 through a tronsfei of assets and liabililEs. Our sincere thanks go to the 8oord of Poct Futures CIC lor oll their hord wotk in supporting the development of our services and 5UPPOrting the Group'5 growth. We are delighted that Caron Roberlson ond Jim Horsted hove both ogreed to join the Pact Boord of Trustees lo continue their suppt. We porliculorly wish to record our grotilude ond appreciolion lo Adrian Masters fcK so skilfvlly ond diligently choiring Ihe Board ol Pact Futures from ils inceplion. 32
Prlson Advlce & Core TTVSI (Pact) Trvstees, report and accounts l¢y the yeor ended 31 March 2022 Key risks Our continued focus for the mojority of 2021122 wos on monoging Ihe ongoing impact of the globol pondemic on seryices users. stoff. and volunteers. as well as preporing lor ond undertaking a major rebidding round for over 40% of our services. This included managing- The ongoing risks to our 5etvice users of being unable to acce55 Ihe lull range of normol provi5ior) due to prison regime restrictions and rules restricting nomol foce-to-face conlact Ihrough probation services. We have continued to work with HMPPS and our primes Ihrough the 'Exceplional Delivery Model, process to adopt serVe5 to the besl of ovr obility in lighl of chonging regulotions. The health ond safety ond wellbeing ond menlal heolth of our stoff. volunteers. seNice users. ond HMPPS colleogues while minimising COVID infection rotes. Managing the finonciol impocl of ongoing restrictions in relotion lo the operotion of our refreshment focililies within prison visils. Planning for the recompete of Ihe Famli y ond Significant Other Services, which commenced in Jonuory 2022. These seNices totolled circo 40% of our business ond therefore represenled a significant risk lo orgonisalional tumover and stability. We are delighled lo confirm that we not only successfully retoined our cvrrent level of business bul successfully increosed this by oround The retendering of Ihe Prisoners Familie5 Helpline as a 5igniffcant slralegic controcl operoting olong5ide our HMPPS Innovalion Gront. Despile the pandemic. we have continued to focus on the key risks of-. Ensuring that we continue to focus on ourcharitable mission and stay true to our values and cullure as we grow and develop wlhin a jUste sector that has become increosingly markel-driven ond under strain. Complionce with a set of legal and moTal obffgalions regarding security. safety and safeguarding ol our SerVe users. w(Nkforce, and the public. Protecting our reF)Vtolion. Continuing to protect our sensitive and confidenlial data. Maintoining sufficient funding ond reserves to fulffl our obligothons.
Prlson Advlce & Care fru51 {Paet) Trvslees, report and accovnls lar Ihe year ended 31 March 2022 In 2022123, new risks reflect the chonging post-COVID environment and he opportunities lor growth and 10 5vppcI more users. These mosl significant risks include- Staff recruitment ond retenlDn, which remains challenging. especially in oreas where there is high competition for stafl. The Pact Group using the Poct-designoled Development Fund to enhonce its internal capabilitie5 and inlrastruclure. The cost ol the development. although within the fund. wll be monoged corelully wlh Trustee oversight. Anticipoling onolher yeor of chonge wtth the renewol of Fomily ond Significant Other Services contracls. A5 0 result. we will use management time to ensure thol new controcls ore mobilised effectively. ond new stolf quick embedded into Pact's culture. Rlsk reglster The Truslees and Senior Leodership Teom ISLTI continued to work logether lo mointoin ond review o COrpate risk register thot identifies the principol ond signilicont risks focing us. As wlh previous yeers. risks were grouped ogoinst our strotegic objectives wth each SLT member responsible for the oversight of the risks in ther orea. All risks ore reviewed by the SLT wlh key organisational risks shared wth the Board. Our risk registw is o living document thot is port of our strolegic Fyonning pock and is reviewed lce a yeor and updated by the Deputy CEO and reviewed by ourSLT and Board. Our risk register also lomis o central port of our ISO 27WI compliance and ouéit ond is subject to extemol scrutiny. Risks are ossessed by probability and impact. and we put strategies in place to minimise the likelihood of their occUence where possible ond to mitigate their impoct should they occur. We are committed to being o leoming organisation. ond so the Board and SLT regulorly review what con be leorned from the chollenges we loce ond how we con moke Ihings W¢yk better in the future. Lessons leamed are led into our process ol reviewing our policie5 ond procedures. training. management. and recruilmenl proctices. Performance With the global pondemic impocting the full finonciol year and Pact Group operoling under o series ol Exceplionol Delivery Models, performonce hos been slrong. demonstroting Pocl's odoptobilty ond resourcelvlness.
Prlson Advlc• & Care Trusl (Pacl) Trv$lees' report ¢nd a¢counts far th• y•ar ended 31 March 2022 While the yeor hos undoubledly been incredibly difficult in tems ol manoging delivery. all our services remained operational ond accessible lo our service users. Oul ol adversity, we have managed not only to support o significont number of service users but, in many coses. have been able to exceed performonce targets through creative working. In reviewing quanlitotive and quolitotive leedbock from service users ond commissioners. we con delermine thot the perf(ymonce of our services hos been to o high stondord ond that our wc*k is highly volved. In January 20Y2. HMPPS onnounced the reopening of prison visits subject to the circumstonces ond the decision of the local prisons. AT the lime of this report. some prisons have not relurned to their full opening time5 or their previous capacity lor V15it5. All Pact siles ore currenlly open. ollhovgh some hove temporari suspended V15it5 on occosions. The moin reosons for the continued restrictions ore: Some prison siles conlinue to experience COVID outbreoks which has sometimes led to either reduced visits temporory vtsit suspension. Although capacity lor visits hos been redvced. ot some locations overall toke-up by visitors hos dropped os other mediums for remoining in conloct ore being used. Prison stolf shortoges hove on occosion created iswes for prisoner movement, escort ondl¢y supeNision in visits halls. During 2021122 we moved into our finol yeor of our Fomily ond Significont Olher Services contracts. We are exlremely grateful to the procurement ond HMPPS Families teams lor the 5UPPOrt both pulling in place relief funding and exlending controcts f(x the finol yeor. We rebid lor controcls ot both existing locolion5 ond new ones and have recent won contracts for 62 out of the 66 prisons we bid lor. Furthermore, CFO progromme delivery hos continued lo innovote and integrale new progrommes of support. further enhoncing the quolity of our delivery despite working from home for most of Ihe yeor. Since being back onsite from Augu5tlSeptember 2020. our slalf leam h05 worked hard lo achieve Ihe oulcomes required wthin our recovery plon. Perlomonce of every conlroct ond gront-fvnded proiecl ts closely monitored ogoinsl targets and deliverables. and varionces invesligoted. Perfomionce managemenl processes have been reviewed and updaled with greoler locolised control for the proce55 Wlth our Heod5 of Services. ne%Y appointed Deputy Heads of Service ond Service Monogers. Quarterly pertormonce meelings with the Senior Leoder5hip Team ensure key risks and opportunitie5 are communicated and explored alongside more immediote escolotion routes. 35
Prl$on Advl¢e & Care fru51 (Pact) Tivstees. report and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2(Y22 Safety and staff care Our staff works inside prisons. in prison Visitors. Centres IvsualW located just outside prisonsl. in courts, in the communty. ond in office settings. For much ol the year these sellings have been closed. and so we hove had to adapt to new ways of working ond supporting our stoll in working from home. This hos meant o éilferent set of chollenges around ensuring slafl members ore supported when everyone is W01ng from home. As foce-to-face services re-open, we have been COTeful in their monogement to ensure the risks lo service users. stofl ond volunteers ore minimbsed. We completed our annual safety atwork oudit in FebTUOry 2022, with a total of 202 responses. up from 131 in 2020 (we did not conduct the ovdit in its usual formol105t yeorl - 129 staff and 72 volunleers shared their experiences with us. 9870 of respondenls told us thal Ihey fdl safe ol work ond the number of incident5 Ithreals. verbol obuse etc.) hod decreosed considerably from 116 in 2020-21 to 38 this yeor. The number ol incidents OCCu1ng over the lelephone was equal to in-per50n. 53% of people thought that Ihere wos nothing more thot Poct could do to keep them sofe ot WO[*. up from 37% in the 2020 suNey. Others suggested more training, review of practices, and closer links wilh portner cKgonisations os woys to improve safety. In 2021122 we continued to devek)P ¢)ur internal safeguarding processes and procedures. We took immediate oction to prolect 127 odults and children from serious horm ond provided feedbock ond supp(xt for eoch of Ihese cose5. Thi5 represents o smoll increose from 121 cases last year. Ovl of the 127 relerrols. 76%197 relerralsl related to an adult and 24%130 referra151 to a child. Just over a fifth of our referrols were mode by o volunteer127 refefrolsl. Referrols ore relothvely evenly split between prison services155%1 and community services145%1. Out of 34.412 coSls to the Poct HelFJine in this period. 923 were seriovs sofeguording conceins that required escololion to a prtson Saler Custody team. Suicidal intent wos Ihe highest reason for sofeguording oclion, occounting for 20% of our overall referrals. Suicide and self-harm together made up 29% 01 all refetrals. slightly more thon the 25% last yeor. Seriov5 mental health concems- incidents where we ore concerned enough oboul a person's wellbeing or menlol heolth crisis to instigote o referral to o professional orgonisotion such 0$ Community Mentol Heolth Teoms ¢y the peOn'$ GP - dropped slightly from 17% last year121 out of 1211 to I l %114 out ol 1271 this year. Over the F)osI yeor. 290 people hove compÈted our online sofeguording course. amounting to 2,488 hoL¢rs learning. We conlinued to support and maintain our Structure ol De5ignoted Safeguaiding Officers117 slafl members trained ond operolionoll ond lo complete the actions on our onnual safeguarding development plan to ensure continuous improvemenl of salegvordng service5. This year we mode 36
Prison Advice & C(*e Trust (Pacl) Trusfees. report and accounts lor the yety ended 31 March 2022 our policy more e05ily ovailable to the public and released a shcrt animation to make cleor our soleguording responsibilities to our servrce users. This con be found on our website at www.wi$onodvlce.org.uklsalegvordlng. Risks relating lo financial sustalnablllty A key strolegic risk continues to be our level of funds. As premously noted. our level of free reserves is just within target. We are Careful monoging thi5 and expect the situation to improve given the success of our growth slrotegy ond our continuing focus on cost control ond income generolion. We continued lo grow our levels of activily ond the have ensured that the result5 are in line with our broad 5tralegy. Our reserves policy considers the commerciol risks we need to monoge os o chority and our target level ol free reserves odjusls occording to chonging risks ond our growth in income ond costs. We continue lo lightly control our expenditure. actively work wilh the Minislry ol Justice to keep overdue debls to o minimum, set fully C05ted and realistic budgets. ond focus on generoting income from o wde range ol sources. including trodilionol donations and core gronts as well as new controcts for seNices. Looking to the future Corporate Development Plan 2021-2023 Lost yeor. Pact committed to a CoTporote Development Plon to slrengthen our capacity lor future growth and to en5vre Ihot we con conlinve lo mointoin standords of excelence. We creoled a Designoted Fund for this purpose. os we reported. During the year, we drew down some of thi5 funding in order lo begin lo strengthen our operations in Finance. HR. Health ond Sofety. ond tk]lo Prolection. however. this process wos delayed due to o range of factors. including unprecedented lobour market pressures, the departure of our Director of Finance who fI alter seven years, service for o new role. ond o number of other chonges and challenges within our senior team. We remoin committed lo our Corporate Development Plon. ond wll be significantly slrengthening our HR team. investing in a new Finance system, and moving forward wlh plons to build u core team capable of supporting a much lorger ond increosingly complex operotion. We were pleased to recruil two new colleagues to the Senior Leodership Teom. Suzanne Davies joined us as our Direclor ot Finonce ond IT. We olso created a rnew Director of Communicotions and Engagement post. and we are pleased to report the oppointment of Nick Mann. who was previously Head of Communicalions for the HMPPS Reducing Re-offending Directorate. 37
Prfson Advlce & Care Trvsl (Pact) Trustees. report and accounts for Ihe yeoT ended 31 March 2022 Rebulldlng our capacity Pact is now looknng l(yword to o retum to the level of financial tumover which we experienced prior lo the COVID pandemic and continues to wuk on o growlh agenda in order to respond lo the extremely high levels of need within the criminol juslice system. ond among fomilies who are affected. As reported. we antipate significont growth in our Ministry of Justice commissioned services and look forward lo longer contracting periods of live lo seven yeors. dvring which we hope to develop ond ernhonce our seryices. We continue to enjoy fruitrul relotionships Wlth philanthropic fovndotions. parishes. individual 5UPPOlters. ond corporate partners. which enable us to continue lo innovofe ond lest out new ideas. while simultoneously rNoviding basic caring serve$ Ihal respond lo the immediale emergencies focing people who ore on the very margins ol society. We olso continue lo be blessed by the kindness and encourogement ol the Church and ol so mony faith communities and people ol foith who share our sense of mi55ion, and our under5tonding of the Gospel call to action '1 wa5 in prison. ond you visited me... The 'care' In Prison Advice and Care Trust We lully recognise the very serious globol and economic difficulties, inclvding the cost-of-living crisis. spirolling inflotion. ond the envwonmenlol challenges of global heoling. which are likely lo have a major impacl on econom*s. The Irogic war in Ukraine, and other wors and crises. continue lo create o sense of leor ond onxiety. We live in diflicull limes. Within our own speciolist ond often hidden envwonmenl. we loce unprecedented challenges. In every sector within Ihe wortd of criminal justice we ore lacing a workforce crisis. from the courts ond industriol action by Borrislers. to the Staffing crisis wlhin the Prison Service. to a major shortfoll of probolion officers. Polilicol chonges and uncertainty. and Ihe merry-go-round of Ministerial appointments creates o risk of inertio ond 0ety wthin the system. While we remoin cleor-eyed obout these mony chollenges. most of which are lar beyond our control. our focus remairbs on the needs of the people we serve. and on whal we can do to offer them hope, care, ond the chance of living good lives. During 2021122, Poct embarked on an exciting journey ol discovery about our purpose, the impact we have. and how we mighl refrome our understanding of what kind of on oroonisotion we ore. The reolisation grew Ihot in many key respects. Poct is o public health organisolion. Our focus 15 nol on seeking to measure our impact on re-ollending which. whlie being an outcome we would always ospire to. 15 simply not possible to empiricolty prove (y meosure. Reducing re-offending is complex ond nevef comes about because of Ihe work of any single agency or intervention. Our work recogni5e5 insteod thot mony people find themselve5 in the criminal justice syslem becouse they ore experiencing mentol ill heolth or hove multiple ond complex needs that hove not been addressed in the community. We
Prfson Advice & Care Trust (Pocl) Tiuslees. report and accounts for the yeuT ended 31 March 2022 recognse that many such people, ryison mokes things worse. ond thol for mony people who are well when they enter prison. the prison environment has the effect of making them physicolly ondlor mentally ill. The same is true lor prisoners, families ond their children. who often face traumo. poverty. ond ill-heolth because of contacl with the criminol justice system. Poct is not a clinicol or health orgonisation per se ond does not ospire to be. However, our focus on person4hoped ond fomily-shoped services. and OUT deep under51anding ond base within the cr+minol justice sector. provides us Wlth insights ond opportunitie5 to address Ihe risks lo people's heolth ond wellbeing Ihot stotutory services either fail to address or ore nol equipped to deal with. This include5 Ihe ongoing tragedies of self-horm ond suicide in prisons, and the rise of violence between prisoners and prison staff that we see emerging once more following Ihe COVID lockdown. We have the opporlunity to bring the vores and experience. and Social capitol of fomilies to this work. Fomilies of prisoners have vital insights and informolion to shore with prison healthcare provider5 ond officers. bvt oll too often ore ignored. and 'locked out., We hove Ihe opportunity to support colleogues in HMPPS, healthcare providers. ond other speciolisl portners. to join up and integrate their 5y5tems ond opprooches so that they become per50n-shoped and family- shoped. to achieve better health ond wellbeing ovtcomes for oll. We believe on approach Ihol brings together real continuity of core, mulli-ogency proclice. ond an understonding thot humon beings ore relotionol creolures rother than units in a machine. con moke the difference. We wont lo better equip ond prepaie people for release. ond to creole safer. calmer prison regimes for staff as well as prison. Ir) many respecls. this is not new work for Pocl. il ts a recognition thot our work has ofvoys contributed to heollh and wellbeing outcomes, but Ihot we hove not olwoys recognised Ihis or had the confidence lo fully explain the benefits. Whol is new. Iherefore. is thot we ore beginning to toke this conversation to the NHS and lo NHS- commissioned healthcare providers. who we believe need our 5UPPOrt lo better enable them to deliver excellenl services. We ore enormously proud ond honovred lo hove been joine(J this yeor by Professor Jim Mcmanus as Our pro bono PUl1C Heolth Advisor to support U5 in this joumey. Structure, governance. and management Pocl Is o choritoble company limited by guorontee ond govemed by its memorandum and orlicles of ossociolion os omended by special resolutions dated 18 Aprd 2(M)O ond 18 July 2012. Poct started operoling in 1898 as the Colholic Prisoners, Aid Society and was incOrpated on I September 1939. The Board 15 Pacl's goveming body ond is responsible for estobltshing Poct's policies in relolion lo the furtheronce of its chorilable objectives. There are between six and 39
Prlson Advlce & Care TTUSI (Poct) Trvslees. report and occounts for the yeor ended 31 March 2022 15 Trustees on the Boord and new Trustees are oppointed by existing Trustee5 from time to time, based on o Fxocess of regvlor review of the capabilitie5 ond experlise of the Booid. ond the evolving needs of the charily. Prospective Trustees ore interviewed and invited lo submit an applicolion. ond if this is opproved at a Trustee meeting. they are initially invited lo ottend o Board meeting on o co-opted bosis. An induclion pock is provided which. togelher wilh meeling the CEO. visits to projects and Centrol office. and backgrouThd reoding. fcxm o comFYehensive introduction to the charity. The Boord has a cleor govemonce role. approving the slrotegy ond annual budgets. Tru51ees ensure risk is well understood and managed. and that Ihe chority is operatirlg legolly, thot we are M0miS1ng our income, and operoting in full complionce wth our chariloble otyectives. elhos. ond volves. The Board oppoints and delegates the delivery of the stsotegy ond management of the operation of Ihe charity lo the CEO. who in tum appoints and manage5 the Senior Leodetship Teom. advises the &oard. and provides direction ond leadehIp for the staff and vdunteers. The 8oard and CEO work in o spiril ol partnership to develop strategy, review perfomance, ond ensure Ihot we m0MIse our impoct for our beneliciories, drowing on consultaln wlh our service users. vdvnteers. stoff. ond key stakehdders. A sub-committee of the Board. the Remunerotion Commiflee. is responsible for setting the CEO'S poy. The remunerotion committee lakes into account the responsibilities ol the role ond the need to set a competitive salary compared lo organisotions of o similar size and scope to Pacl. bok]nced ogoinst whol is olfordoble for Pact. The CEO is. in Ivrn. responsible lor selling the pay ol other Senior Leoder5hip Teom members Ioeputy Chiel Executive. Director of Services. Assistont Director ol Services. Oireclor of Humor) Resources and Wc*kforce Development, ond Group Finance Director). Thi5 involves mointoining a job evaluotion system to account lor the responsibilities ol each role and periodically corying out externol benchmorking agoinst similar roles. using on extemol consultonl to assist with thi5 process where required. A further suE>commiltee of the Board, the Finance Commillee. scrvlinises Pocl's finonciol afloirs including annual budgets ond relorecasls. monagemenl accounts, tox matter5, investment decisions. ond financial and accounting policies. The committee olso liaises with the auditor ond reviews the performonce of Poct's externol investment advisers. Trustees hove adopted the proctice ol monitoring and recording individual Trustee ottendonce ol general meetings. The attendance register is ovoiloble on request. During the yeor. the Boord. with the ossistonce of the CEO. begon lo review ils governonce practices. and cOndered matters such os moximum periods and terms ol office for Truslees, Ihe method of oppointmenl of officers of the Board and Trustee self-ossessments. Tne Boord also considered succession plonning within Ihe Bo(xd,
Prison Advice & C¢*e Trvsl IP¢¢l) Trvslees, report and accounts for the yeor ended 31 March 2022 ond explored how the chity'S strategic development ond evolution might best be supported by the mix of talents. experience. ond perspectives of the Trustee body. This work wll conlinve into 202>24. Quality assurance Naturolly. the COVID pandemic required thot we devote o greof deol of our time ond locus to health arbd sofety. and to the wellbeing of our service users. stolf. ond volunteers. We re-piioritised much ol our policy ond quolity review work lo ensure that we conlinued to review policies and procedures bosed on our learning, on ony legislative (x regulolory changes. and in line with the due diligence and complionce requirements ol lorger scale public sect controcls. We olso took the decision to invest in a new Health ond Sofety Advisor post. and we commissioned Tacito fo conduct a comprehensive health-check of all our GDPR system5, process. proctice. ond training. and 5ubsequentty to act as our Ooto ProtectK)n Officei IDPOI on o reloined bosis. Tacita reported to the Pocl Boord of Trustees in Morch 2022 reporting on our assessment score which stood ot on unvsuolw high 90% + We were pleosed to maintain our150 27C(Jl qualily 5tandord occreditot¥)n and achieve Cyber Essentials certification. As highlighted obove. we made sunilicant progress on ¢)vr IDEA ogenda ond work programme. including on audit acr055 Ihe orgonisation including stoff, volunteers, service Users and family mernbe. Members of our services teoms. including our Route5 2 Chonge leoms ol HMP 8rixton ond HMP YOI Isis. refined and lesled equolities monitoring for our service useTS. including testing the degree to which take-up ol our services reflect5 the diversity of the prison populolion. We were delighted to note thot there was a close correlolion. with o modest over- representotion omong people who self-identified as Black or other minority communities. Statement of Truslees, responsibilities The Trustees. who are olso the Directors of Poct the purposes of compony low. are responsib lor preporing the Trustees. report and accounts in OCCOTdance with opplicoble kjw and United Kingdom accounting 51ondards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Praclicel. Company law requires the Trustees to prepore accounts for eoch finoncial year which give o true ond foir view of the state of offairs of Pact and of the incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure. of Pacl for that period. In preparing those account5. the Trustees ore reqvired lo: select suitoble occounling policies ond then apply them consistently.. 41
Prfson Advlce & Care (Pacl) Trust••s' i•port and accounts lor th• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2022 ob5eNe Ihe methods and pfinciples in the Chorities SORP Istatement ol Recommended Practlcel: make judgments and estimote5 thal are reasonable and prudenl,. state whelher applicoble accounting standords tN]ve been lolk)wed. sublecl lo any material departuies dSsclosed and exphjined In Ihe occounts.. prepare the accounts on a going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that Pacl will conlinue on Ihat basis. The Trvslees are responsib for keeping proper accounling records which dlsclose with reasonable accuracy ot any Ilme the financial posltion ol Pact and which enable Ihem to en5vre Ihol the occount5 compty with the Companies Acl 2006. They are olso responsible for safegvarding the asse15 01 Pacl and hence for taking reasonable steps lor the prevention ond detection of Iravd and other inegulorlties. Insolor as the Trustees are aw¢Je: Ihere b no felevanl avdlt Informollon of whlch the chority'5 auditor Is unawcye: and they have token dl sleps Ihey ought to have token to moke themselves aware ol any relevant audit inlormalh)n and lo eslablsh that the audllor Is aware ol Ihat informalion. The Trustees are lesponsib for Ihe mainlenance and integrity of the corporate and nancial information included on Pacl's website. Legislalion In the Unlted Klngdom governlng the preparotion ond disseminallon ol finonciol stotements moy diflei from leglslolions In other jurisdlctions. In Oppfoving this Tnjslee Report, the Tru51ee5 are atso appioving Ihe Slraleglc Report included herein in Iheir capacity os Compony Directots. Approved by the Boord of Trustees on 28th September 2022 ond signed on ils behalf by Phil Taylor OBE Chair Anthew Keen-Downs Company Secretary 42
Prlson Advlcg & Care Trusl (Pact) Tiustee5' report and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2022 Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of Prison Advice and Care Trust Opinion We have audited the consoffidaled fir)onciol stotements of Prison Core ond Advice Trust lor the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Group Stolement of Financial Activilies. the Group ond Company Bolonce Sheets. the Group Statements of Cosh Flows. and notes lo the financial statements, including a summory of significant accounting policies. The financiol reporting Iromewort Ihot hos been applied in thew preporolion 15 applicoble low ond United Kingdom Accounting stondords, including Finoncial Reporting Slandord 102 The Financial Reporting Standard opp5icable in the UK and Republic of treland (United Kingdom Generolly Accepted Accounting Procticel. In our opinion, the financial slalement5- give o true ond foir view of the state of the group's and ol the parent choritoble compony'5 offairs as at 31 March 2022 and of the group's and parent chorilable compony's net movemenl in funds. including the income and expenditure, the year then ended: hove been property prepared in accordance wilh Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pfactice,- ond hove been wepored in occordonce wth the requirements of the Compon*s Acl 2006. Basis for opinion We condLJCted our audit in occordance with International Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those stondard5 are further described in the Avditor's responsibilities for the oudit ol the financial statements Section of our report. We are independent of Ihe group in accordance with the elhical requirements that are relevant lo our oudit ol the financiol statemenls in the UK, including the FRC'5 Elhicol Stondord. ond we hove fulfilled our other ethicol resF)onsibililies in accordance with these requiremen15. We believe that the oudit evidence we hove obtoined is sufficient ond oppropriote to provide a basis for our opinion.
Prlson Advlce & C¢*e Trvsl (Pocl) TNslees' Teport ond occounts for the year ended 31 Maich 2022 Conclusions relating to going concern In auditing the finonciol stotements. we hove concluded that the trustees, use of the going concern bosi5 of acccL¢nting in the preparation ol the financiol statement5 IS appropriate. Based on Ihe Work we hove performed. we have not identified any material uncertainties relating lo events or conditions that. individually or colleclNely, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of ot leost twelve months fvom when the financial slatements ore outhorised for issue. Our responsibilities ond the responsibilities of the twstees wth respect lo going concem ore described in the relevant sections ol this report. other information The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the informolion included in the Tnjstees, Report. Our opinion on the finonciol stotements does not cover the other Informaln and. except to the extent otheNise explicitly slated in our repcrt. we do not express any form of asanCe conclusion thereon. In connection wth our audit of the financial stalemenls, our responsibility is to read the other informotion and. in doing so. consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent wlh the finoncKJl statements. (y our knowledge obtoined in Ihe oudit or othewse oppears lo be materially misslaled.11 we identify such moteriol inconsistencies or apparenl malerial mis5tolement5, we ore required to delemiine whether there is o moteriol misstolement in the finonciol stotements a moteriol misstotement ol the other information. If. based on the WO we hove performed. we conclude thol there 15 a moteriol misstatement of this olher information, we are requifed to reFxKI Ihot foct. We hove nothing to report in Ihis regord. Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion, boseé on the WO undertaken in the course of the audit: the inlofmation given in the Truslees, Report (which include5 the 51rategic report ond the diiectors, report prepared for the purposes of company lowl for the financial year lor which the linanciol statement5 are prepared is consistent with the financial statements,. ond 44
Pr150n Adylce & Care Trust (Poct) Twslees. report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 the strategic report and the directcxs, report included within the Trustees. Report have been prepared in accordance with opplicable legal requremenls. Matters on which we are required lo report by exception In the light ol the knoedge and understanding of the group and the parent charitable company ond its environment obtoined in the Course of the audit. we hove not identified moteriol misslolements in the Trustees. Repc*t (which incorporoles the slralegic report and the direclors, report). We hove nothing to report in respect of the following motters in relolion to which the Componies Act 21J)6 fequires us lo report to you if. in our opinion.. adequate accounting records have not been kept by tt)e parent charitable company.. or the parent charitoble company financial statements are nol in agreement with the accounling records ond refums-, or certain disclosures of truslees, remunerotion specified by low ore nol made- or we have not received all the infomiation and explanalions we require for our audit. Responsibilities of Iruslees for the financial statements As explained more lully in the trustees. responsibil'ties statement sel oul on page ?? the trustees (who are a150 the director5 of the charilable company for the purposes of company lawl ore responsible for the preporotion of the finoncial stotements ond for being sotisfied thal they give a true and fair wew. and for such intemal control os the tru51ees determine is nece55ary to enoble the preporotior) of linanciol statemenls thal are free from matellol misstotement. whether due to Iraud or error. In preporing the finonciol slolements. the trustees ore responsible for ossessing the group's and the paient chafilable compony's obility lo continue as a going concem. disclosing, os opplicoble. molters reloled to going concem ond using the going concern bosis of occounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group or the porent charitable company orlo cease operations. or have no realistic alternotive but to do so.
Prlson Advice & Care Trust {Poct) Trustees, report and accounts lor the year ended 31 March 2022 Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial slatements Our objectives are to obtain reasonoble ossuronce about whether the finonciol statements os o whole ore free from moteriol misstotement. whether due lo fraud or error, and lo issue an ouditor's report thot includes our opinion. Reasonable ossuronce is o high level of assurance. but is not o guorantee thol on oudit conducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI wll olwoys detect o material misstolement when it exists. Mi5Stolements con orise from fraud error and are considered moteriol it, individuolly or in the aggregate, they could reosonobly be expected lo influence the economic deci%on5 01 users token on the bosis of these finonciol statements. Irregularities. including froud. ore inslances of non-complionce with kjws ond regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities. outlined above, to detect moteriol misslotements in respect of irregularities. including Iroud. The extent to which our Fyocedure5 are copable of delecling Iegukjr1Iies. inclvding froud is detailed below.. Bosed on our vnderstanding ol the group and Ihe environment in which il operotes, we identified thal the prir)cipal risks ol non-complionce wth lows and regulations related lo employment low, heollh ond safely regulations and safeguarding, ond we considered the exlenl to which non-compliance might have a moteriol effect on the financial slalements. We olw considered those lows ond regulotions thot hove a direcl impoct on the preporotion of the finonciol stotements such as Ihe Companies Act 2(KJ6. the Charities Act 2011 and payroll toxes. We evaluated manogement's incenttves ond opportunilies for fraudulent monipulolion ol the linoncial statements (including Ihe risk ol override of conlrolsl and determined that the principal risks were reloted to recognition of income ond management bios in cerloin occounling estimates. Audil procedures performed by the engogement team included: Inspecling coffespondence wth regulotors and tax oulhorilies: Discussions with management including con5iderotion of known or suspected instonces ol non-compliance with laws and iegulotion ond froud; Evclualing management'5 controls designed to prevenl and detect irregulorities., Identifying and lesling joumols. in porticvlor ioumal entries posted at the year- end orwilh unu5uoI de5CriPtions'. ond Chollenging ossumptions and judgements made by monogement in Iheir critical accounting estimates. Becouse of the inherent limitotions ol on audit. there is a risk that we will nol detecl all Irregularit5. including those leading to o moteriol misstatement in the financial 46
Prfson Advke & Care TnAt (Pacl) TTusl••s' r•port and accovnts kr lh• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2022 stalemenls or non-compfiance wlh regvlalion. Thi5 risk increases the more Ihal compliance wth a law or reguknlion is removed from the events ond Ironsoclions reflected in the financial slatements. as we will be less likety to become aware ot instances of non-complance. The risk 15 also greater regarding iwregularittes occurring due to froud rother Ihon error. 05 froud invofves intentional conceahnent. forgery. coIILsion. omission. or misrepresentation. A lurther descriplion ol our responsibilities lor the audil of the financial stalemenls is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website ot.. www.tr¢.org.uk/audllOrsr•sponbIIIII•$. This description lom part ol ovr audilor's report. Use of our reDOrt Thls report is made lo the ch¢tab company's members. as a booy. in accordance with Chapter 3 of Port 16 of Ihe Companies Acl 2)06. Our audll work hos been undertaken so Ihot we might stale lo Ihe charitable company's members Ihose rrKJlters we are required lo slate to them in an Audil0rf5 reporl and lor no other purpose. To the fullest exlenl perrritted by k)w, we do not accept or a55ume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and Ihe Ch(lable company's member5, as a body. tof our audit work, for this report. or lor the opinions we hove formed. Lee Stokes Isenlor Statutory AudStOTI 10 Qveen Street Place For and on behalf of Hsmac1nfyre LLP. Stalutory Auditor London EC4R IAG Date.. 1011012022 47
Prfson Advlce & Core Trust (Pacl) Consolldoled stotemènl of flnanclal octlvNl•s Uncludlng consolldoted Inc¢)me and expendfture accounl) for the yegT ended 31 Morch 2022 UnTestsKted Funds Reslricted Funds Totol 2022 Tolo Note 2021 £'ooo Ineome from: Donotions and legacies 354 3S4 755 Chtsritable ocliwlies 5.442 478 5.920 7.821 Investments Totol income 5,797 478 6.275 8.577 Exp•ndllure on: Rusing funds 228 228 145 Charilatje ocltvities.. uildin9 Stronger lomilies ond soler commvnrfries Reducing risk of horm to prwneTS ond their chldren Removing bC)erS and increo%ing owareness in public s8e$ Influenc19 commtssK)ning. tx)licy ond leaislotion 3.CO7 672 3.679 3.484 1.629 430 2.059 1.557 633 707 324 94 418 500 Total expendilwe 5.673 1.344 7.017 6.453 Net gan5111osse51 on Investments 23 Nel (loss)/lncome 132 18661 17341 2.147 Funds broughl lorword al l si April 2021 1.463 3.446 4.909 2.702 Fund$ al 31 Mur¢h 2022 1.595 4.175 4.909 All of the obove results derive trom contiwing oclwities. All goins orKJ losses recognised in Ihe yeor ore included obove. FLAI corn01Ne figure5 for the ye(* ended 31 Morch 2021 ore Shown in nole 19. Noles 110 20 l¢Nm on inlegrol port ol these occounts.
Prfson Advl¢e & CaT• Tnjsl (Pq¢t) ConsoJldat•d and Charl bolane• sh••ts ai at 31 March X122 Group 2022 Charfty 2021 2021 £'ooo Not Flxed assets Tongible ossels Inveslmenls 15 J15 130 Is 207 222 423 514 525 Cwrenl assets Stocks Debtors Short-lem deposits Cash al bank and in hand 13 Z294 1.972 13 3.263 2.719 3. 124 2.229 1.972 34 133 33 4.979 0.010 4.418 5.380 Cr•dlhrJ: omounts 10115rto dve within one ye 10 1.238 945 1.029 N•t euTh•nl gss•ts 3.741 4,826 3,473 4.357 Credltorx: amounts lolling due ofler mrye than one 47 47 yeor N•1 ass•15 3.998 4.532 Funds Unre51ricled lunds Unrestrtled deSigrled funds general 1.169 932 1.033 655 12 427 431 Reslricled Funds 13 2.579 3.446 2.579 3.446 Totd chqrfty lundj 14 4.9C 3.998 4.532 The occounls were op[Ve and Ov1hSed tssue by the bcxjrd ol tnJslee5 on 28 September 2YY2 and signed on its behall by Chair surer Company no. 356443 The parent comFx)ny olone hod lolal income of £5.396.0. lolal expendilure of £5.938.0(X). net gain5 on investrnents of £9,(, and net k)ss ol £W.(KX). Notes I lo form an integral part of these accounts. 49
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Prfx)n Advlce & Core Trust (Pact) Notes to the accounts for eor endtd 31 Mwch 2022 Aceovnllng poWcl•s The principol occournling policies adopted ue as follow5.. of accounllng The accounts have been prepored in occordonce wth Accounting ond Reporting by Charities.. Slolemenl ol Recommended Proctice opplicable to chorities eparing th&r accounts in occordance wlh the Financiol Reporhng Stondord opplicoble in the UK ond Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 (second edilN)n. elleclwe l Jowcyy 20191150RP FRS 1021. FRS 102 The Finonc Reporting Slondord opplicoble in the UK ond Republic of Irelond. and the Compon*s Acl 3]06. Pact meets the definthon ol o public benefif entity under FRS 102. Assets and liobli ities (xe initiolly recognised ot historrol cost or Ironsoclion value unless othewse slated in the relevonl accounting nole. The occounts nclude those of Pocl's subshlhjry company. orKI Poct Fulvres Community Int&resl Cempony. wtr)ich hove been consdidated on o line-by-line bosis. In occordonce wth the provisions ol SORP FRS I(12. on entity Stolemenl of Financid Activitie5 hos not been e90red 0$ the separate result5 lu the chority con be cleady idenh'fEd. Golng concern The trustees consider thot there are no material vncert(ynties w(yding the ch(Jity's oblity to conlinve 0$ o going concem. CrHlc¢l a¢covntlng ludg•m•nts and esllmates In preparing these accoun15. management hos mode judgements. eslimotes and assumptions thot ollect the opJicotion ol the charity's occounthng policie5 ond Ihe reported assets. liabilities. incorne and expenditure ond the dwlosures mode in the occounts. Estimoles ond judgements are continuglly evolvaled ond are Ixsed on htOr£Ol expwEnce ond other foct(xs. including expectolKx)s of future events Ihot ore believed lo be ieasonote under the circumstances. No criticol judgemen15 wete re(wwed. In¢¢m• Income from donations. oppeols ond legocEs included in the income ond e¥penditure account wtr)en received. Other income is credited lo the income ond expenditure occounts when it become5 recwvoble. Income s deferred only il Pacl has to lullll conditions before becoming entitled to it or il Ihe donor hos specifEd that it be expended in o future period. Expendllur• Expenditure is included in the income ond expenditLKe occounl on on accruals ba515. Expenditure incurTed on octNthe5 lolling dreclly wthin one cost calegw is oltribuled to that calegw. Expendffture thot irivolves more thon one cost category ts opportioned on a reasonable. justifiable and conystent b05iS to the categories involved. 51
Pr13 Adv5¢• & Coi Tmsl (Poct) Noles lo the accounts for e(Y ended 31 Morch 2022 Accounllng pollcl•s (conHnued) Fund o¢covntlng Unreslricted generol funds ore dOn0t5. appeals. legocEs ond other incoming resources receivoble lor the gecls ol the chorify wthout further specified purpose laid down by the donor ol Irelond IFRS 1021 (second edthon. elleclive l January 20191 ISORP FRS 1021. FRS 102 The Financ1 Reporting Stondord apFY0kye in the UK ond ReputAic of kdand. and the Companie5 Act 2CQ6. Unreslricled designated funds ore omounts thot hove been put asKJe ol the dcretiOn ol the Iruslees out ol Unrestrted generol funds lor specilic lulure pthFK)ses or Fmoiecls. Reslricted funds ore to be used for specrfic purposes os loid down by Ihe donor. Expenditure whth meets these crileria is chorged lo the fund. logelher with o lar allocolion of management ond support costs. T¢nglble Ilxed ossets ond depreclalSon ndiwdvol langbi le fixed ossels costing £l.CW u more are copitdi5ed ot cost ond deprecioted. Depreciolion is provided in order to write oll each osset over its estimoted v5eful life al the lollowng rate5: Leosehold Improvements over the life of Ihe le05e Ollice Ivmiture ond equiF¥ment over 4 yery5 sIk Stock consists ol goods for resole ond is volued ot the lower of cost net reolt501Ye volve Short-term debtors ore rneoed ot troFWJCtion price. less ony inpairment. Loans receivable ore me05ured inih.olly ol fo* volue. net ol tfonsoclion costs. and ore meosured subsequently ol amorti5ed cost Vsing the effecfrve inlerest method. less ony impoirment Cr¢dllors Creoitors ond F)rovisions ore recogntsed where the charity h05 0 wesenl obligation resulting Irom o post evenl thot wlll probably result in the transfer of funds lo a th¥d party and the amount due to setNe tt)e obligolion con be me05vred or estimated reliably. nanclal Inslruments Ihe chority only hos firncial assets and financial lbilitieS ol o kind thot quolify 0$ bosic finonciol instruments. Bosic finoncid instruments. including trode ond other debtor5 ond creditors are iniliolly recognised ot Ironsoctk)n value and 5ubsequenly me05vred ot Iheir settlement value. Operating leu5es Renta15 payable undei operating leoses cxe charg&d lo ncome and expenditure account cs incurred. 52
Prfson Advlce & C¢xe Tru51 (Pact) Noles lo lh• accounts for ear ended 31 March 2022 Accovnllng polkles (conllnu•d) 1.13 Penslon ¢osts Pact participates in a group stakehold defined contrit*Jlion scheme wlh Scottish Widow5. The pensions cost recognised in occounts eqvols Ihe conlribulk)ns payoble lo Ihe scheme. 1.14 Redvndoncy ond ternln¢thon cosls Pact recognises employee redundancy and termination costs in full on the dale the redundoncy or terminotion is confmied. DonaNons and le9acles 2022 2021 £Doo 218 67 470 755 DoTrJlion5 Legacies Gran15 223 354 lolol Expenditure Other direcl Costs slolf costs Suppc¥t Total C051s Ralslng Ivnd5 181 33 228 Chultable octMlSes BLMldry stronger famlies ond soler communities 2B52 241 3.679 Reducing risk of horm to prisonefs ond the chldren Remowng barriers ond increasing oworeness in tjublic seryices 1.599 323 137 2,059 492 98 43 633 Influencing commtssioning. poIY ond legioI10n 325 418 Total expend5tvre 5.449 1.105 463 7.017
Prfson Advlce & Care Trusl (Pact) Notes to Ihe accounts for eoi ended 31 March 2022 Tolal expendllure {contviued) ComFXYOtive figures lor the ygor to 31 March 2021 are 05 follows: D¥ect other staff dect costs costs Suppcrl costrs Total Roln9 fvnds 87 15 43 Chorltut4e acll¥llles Building stronger fomilies and saler commvnities 2.790 479 215 34e4 Reducing risk ol h¢m to pris*r5 or¥J their children .271 207 79 1557 RemoMrwJ LKsrrier5 ond increo%rvJ awarene55 in public services Influencing CommOning, poiiy gnd legislalijn Tolal •xpendllure 526 767 337 78 5fAI 5.011 562 6.4S3 2022 2021 Net incomelexperfiture is stoted aller choraino.. Audilor's remuneration- oudit lees 77 15 Deprecialk Support cos15 includes govemonce costs of £26.CKX)12021.' £27.000 l. iluding sloll costs ol £9.00012021.' £10,000 l and ovdil fees ol £17.(XK)12021.' £J5.0001. stdf costs 2022 2021 £'ooo Solories Social security costs Pension costs 5,117 2•10 4.511 368 132 5.011 Salaries include redundoncy ond temiinotion costs ol £12.¢MJ for 7 employees12021.- £46.000 for 14 employees l. 54
Prison Advlct & Core Trusl (Pad) Notes lo the accoun15 f¢y ttsw ended 31 Morch 2022 St¢)ff eosts (conllnved} The overoge 11-11m8 equivol&nl number ol em 0yeeS wos- Group Group 2022 2021 No. Chorlly 2022 No. Ch(uity 2021 No. Ch(rrilable and development 107 154 130 AdMIntroOn ond fundroiy 12 12 193 178 166 The average heodcount wa$ 251 lor Ihe group12021.' 2281 ond 216 for the chority12021.' 1931. 147 Ihe number ol emFloyees who eamed over £60.CXXI in the lollowng ronge wos.. 2022 No. 221 No. £80.QOI - £90.OC(J £70.WI - £80.OC(J £60,CM)1 - £70.(XX) Penyon costs or £1 i.(MJo12Q21.. £13.(XWI were incwred lor these em 0YeeS. The senior leodership team over the yecr lo 31 Mcych X)22 hod the lollowng members: P05t Post- holder Chief Executive hThlrew KeerFDowns Depvly Chief Executrye orKI Monogng Lirectcw ol Pocl Future5 Ellen GeTh Assistont Director ol Services Joonne Mulcahy Drector of Humon Resowces and Wc#lorce Development Group Finance txrector Slephonie Stevenson Ross Hdlond unfrl 4th Februoy 2022 Drector ol Fimnce & ICT Sv20nne Dovies from 4th Arxil 2022 Remunerotion ond benefits pryd to Ihe seryox leoder5hip teom the yeor tot¢lled £431.orx)12021.' £431.0001. Trvst•es' r•mun•iallon No member of Ihe boord eeNed any remunefatKn dwng the year12021: none). During the year. 7 trustees received reimlxJemenf of Iroyel expenses omovnting to £1.440 12021.. no Iruslees expenses were paidl . T¢x¢>Non All irKome received by Poct comes wthin Ihe exemplions as set out in section 505 01 the Income and Corporalion Taxes Act 1988 ond Poct is thefelore nol subject lo c(yporolion lax. 55
Prlson Advlce & Care Trust (Pact) Noles to the occovnts lor eor ended 31 M¢Ych 2022 Tanglble Itxed a$3ets Leosehold Impr¢ve- ments Offl¢* fvmllvre & equiprnenl £'wo Tolal Group ond charlty Cost Al l AprN 2021 ond Ot 31 March 2022 AccLAmuloled demiotion Al l Apnl 2021 Charge ICY year Al 31 March 2022 42 25 27 29 31 Net book volue Al 31 hlarch 2022 At 31 Morch 2021 15 15 Investments At l Awll 2027 Addltlans Net golnsl A131 Morch 2022 (knses) Group Listed investments 115 423 Charlty Equty investment in subsidKJry 91 91 Lted investments 423 514 Pacl Futures Community Inleresl Compony (Pact Futvres CICI il o wholly-owned subsidx)ry ol Poct. company number 9248698. A5 Ot 31 March 22. P(Kt Future5 CIC owed Poct £234.) I21. £93.CWI. Balonce sheet ol Pact Future5 CIC.. 2022 2021 £'c0 Total assets 795 722 Totol liakilities 528 254 267
Prlsan Advlce & Care Trust (Pact) Note$ to lh• fKcovnts fw year ended 31 Morch 2022 Group 2022 Grovp 2021 Chorfty 2022 £'ooo Chorily 2Q21 £'ooo Trode debtors Owed by group undertoknngs Prepoyments and accrued come 337 375 109 234 183 93 1.957 1.957 2.848 2294 3.263 3.124 io. Cred11 amounts fallng due wllhln one year GTOUP 2022 Group 2021 Chwity 2022 £'(M)o Charity 2021 £'ooo Unsecured loan Troée creditor5 Sociol security & other laxe5 Other creditors Accrvo15 Deferred income 61 27 142 61 27 132 158 23 240 24 182 620 220 24 23 027 365 555 945 1.029 The movement on deferred income relotes lo controcts for service5 to be kyovided on or aller l A1 2022. as l(Alows'. 2021 2022 £'ooo 2021 £'ooo At l Aprl 2021 Releosed dvrin9 the year Deferred during the yer 627 (237) 230 503 {1721 296 555 (237) 47 442 224 Al 31 March 2022 620 627 365 555 Credllars: amounts fomlng dve olt•r one yety 2022 2021 Grovp and charlty £'ooo Unsecured loon repoyable 30 October 22 47 57
Prfson Advice & Core Twusl (Pod) Nol•s lo Ihe occovnls f ea ended 31 March 2022 12. Urtrestricted designated fvnth ffte chorily's ftjnds include the following de5wJnated frJnd5 which hove been set aside out ol unrestiicled lund5 by the Irustee5 fry specific pvrp05es'. Transle [to)/from uniestrlcted general fvnd5 AIIA 2021 Funds spenl At31 Mar 2022 £'o Grovp Fixed osset reserve Through the gote (Jelivery fund Development fund £'o li 39 377 427 416 531 139 100 Charlly Fixed a5sel reserve Development fund 14 li 377 416 1391 139 The fixed os5el reserve represents Ihe volue of reseNes ollriixJtoe lo longible fixed assefs and hos been set up to awst in identifwng those funds Ih¢l ore not pcxl ol free reserves. Ihe through Ihe gole delivery fund wos contract income eamed from services delivered which remoined ovoli oije to reinvest in enhancir services ollered. The tsuslee5 de5ignoted this fvnd to ollow Poct to wcKk with more serVe user5 and lo enoble change5 to ser¥e delNery resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Th funding LE being used to 5UPP(Kt our wellore gronts leom during the tronsilion pericxl into rw4 Proboh"on controcts, lo supp1 swvice user porhcipolion ond involvement in Ihe development ol new services. and to strengthen our groupwcyk ond one-t¢>one struclured interventions in IwJht ol our new Probc2fron services. The funds ore expected lo be fully utilised by Mtych 2023. Ihe development fund wos desonoted to invest susloining the quolily of services delwered ond providing the lovndations of the next sloges ol Pact'5 giowth. Trys is being ochieved by Fwudentty investing in infr05trvclure to free up Ironline proclihonw to do whol they do best in supporting prisoner5 and their families. which includes increased stall support on heolth ano Safety. data protech.on ond hvman resources os well as linonce SleM improvemen15. Ihe fund5 ore expected to be fvAly ullised by Morch 2023 in line wlh our hvo-year corporale devdoprnent plan
Prfson Advlce & Core Trusl (Pact) Notes to the occovnls for eor ended 31 March 2022 13. R•slikled funds Grovp and charTty AtiAFY 2021 Income Costs At31 Mar 2022 £'o £'wo £'ooo E¥ nlervention WPF)¢xI I 49 48 Suppcrting lomilies affected by imprisonment 121 Svpp(yting children ond yovng people ollecled by Im(50nrnen1 131 Supporting volunteering141 Furthering rehatJlitolK)n in Kisons and communitie5151 Providing welfare grants161 SuprKxlin9 resetllemenl171 1161 270 201 793 126 292 627 227 78 72 233 1.613 479 1.272 57 156 2.579 255 3.446 99 1.344 478 Notes Earty Intervention support for famllles covers wr wogrornrn85 SilPPOrting rKtS0ne, lomilies Iiom the first ond crit sloges ol thew involvement with the criminol iuslice syslern. Duriri9 the yeor Ihese included A Way Home. our Courts service in N(ylh Woles funded by the Alberl Guboy Charilable Foundclion ond Just in Case. our Courts service in London fijnded by the Inner London MogtrateS Covrt's Poor Box Crity, V¢J) Neste Foundation. Matrix Chombers. ond Simmons and Simmons. Svpportlnq fomnks aff•cl•d by Imprt50nmenl covers our FY0mmeS helpng fomilies to cope procltolly ond emotionolly wth the dev051oting impoct ol the orrest ond imF)risor)ment ol a loved one ond lo increose oworene55 of how the criminol jush.ce SV51em ollect5 live5. lomil*s ornd communities. These include= Notionol Fomily SeNices. o befriending. peer support ond cosework progromme funded by the Gortield Weslon Foundolion. the Swire Choriloble Trust ond the London ftnrk Fxhnnnp. r?rr)15n 11 %FC.I Peer Support Groups for prisoners. famil5 in Englond funded by the Noliond Lottery Community Fund's Aword5 forAII 8efriending Progromme for lomilEs in Woles funded by the Moondance Foundation. Nolsonol Lottery Commuryfy Fund Woles. Gwendoline and Margaret Davies chty. ond the Oakdole Tw5t Fomily Supporl PrograrTKne lor Sovlh Wdes fiJnded by the Wales Covncil lu Volunlory Action IWCVAI Voices for Chonge enatAing a teom ol Pocl 'Amb0550dcxs' to odvocote lor rod¢ol chonge to the crimnol justice system. funded by the 8rornley Trust HMPPS Innovation Gront. o strategic grant wogromme WOTknng with HMPPS Fomilies ond Sofei Custody Teom ond NHS England lo develop Exocesses and o todkil in custody to supp(Yl the ellective response to safer custody queries os well 05 upgradirvJ the HMPPS Prisoner5 Famlies Hel web portol lo suppcrt ellectNe friage and Wellbeing Fund to svps)ort Pocl's Iruslee5. Staff and volunteers during the pondemc. funded by the Tudor Trust viii. Htror our Voice. peer support and (Jdvococy group lu Woles funded by Notionol Lottery Communily Fund Woles 59
Prlson Advlce & Care Trust (Pact)
Note5 k> the tx¢ounls lor
ear ended 31 March 2022
13.
R•sfrlcled Ivnds (conrfnved)
3 Supportlng chll(tren and young pèoplè off•cled by IM50nmen covers our
progrommes that increase Prfson Advlce & Care TTU51 [Pocl)
Noles lo the accovnls loi
eor ended 31 Morch 2022
13.
Restrlcted fvnds (¢ontlnued)
Furtherln9 rehoblllRollon In prhons and commvnilles continued
Roce Equalily Communily Engagement Scheme for Woles. funded by Clinks &
Criminol Justice in Wales
son Leoven. Project. Pact wtll be wotting closety with the Nelson Trust. HMPPS & 8
olher sector parlner5 to supp1 woffEn ot HMP Eoslwood Pork on Iheir
reseltlemenl joumey as part ol Ihe ONE Women's Centre txogramme funded by
the Minislry of Juslice's Locol Leoder5htD ond Inleorolton Fund
Menlol Heollh Injuslice, consultancy support to develop Pact's oller wlhin the
heolth & wellbeing markel l(x those impocled by criminol Trjstice system, with a
porticvlor locus on women and ethnic mliclEs. fvnded by Ihe Esmée Foirborn
Frti ipiAnhn
Suppyling women ot HMP Send. funded by the WocKJhaven Trust
Proyldlng wemare qrants covers emergency supp(xt for wson leaver5 ond their lomilies lo
olleviale the devostoling effe¢ls ol poverty. Ihis includes..
Well0 Fund lor Kent funded by Ihe Colyer-Fergusson Chariloble Iw51
Welfare Fvnd lor Women knnded by the Sm¢llwo(Kl Trust ond the 8eonor Rclhbone
Choritoble Trust
Wellc7re Fund lor London lunded by Ihe David 1500cs Fund. the Vintners, Compony.
and the Shwrfls. & ReccKder's Fund
Welfare Fund lor Yt)rkshire funded by the Lo and Tery 0m011 Foundoti>n
Notional Welfare Fund funded by the Ajbert Guboy Chariloble FoundalK)n. Ajberl
Hunl Twsl, the Austin & Hope Pilknngton Trust. the Give for Good Russell Family
Chorilable Trust. and the 1772 Chority.
Well(ye Fund lor Cfuldren ollecled by imKXiSonnnl. funded by donotions as pct
ol &'g Give
7 Supportlng rejettlemenl covers progrommes 1hot prowde hdistic svpport to w50n lea¥er5
in the criticol days and months after they ore releosed to old their successful resettlement.
This includes Journeys to Freedom 5UPPQrtirvJ the resettlemenl ol women leaving prison in
London ond Kenl. funded by City dge Tw5t. the Colyer-Fergusson chori10te Trusl, and
London Housing FoundolK)n.
Full Comporotive figures lor Ihe year erKled 31 March W21 ore as tlowS. There are no
chonges to the totol figures. although we have shortened (NKI mplrfd the presenlalion of
the breokdown.
hv.
Group und ¢h¢rfty
AtIA
2020
In¢<)m• Costs
Al 31 Mar
2021
£'ooo
£'ooo
53
251
Eorty intervention wpr>ort for forrilies
Supporting fomih'es affected by imprwnment
Svpporting chli Prlson Advlc? & Care Trust (Pocl)
Nol•s lo Ihe account5 lor eur endèd 31 M(Ych 2022
14.
An01yS of net aHets belween lunds
Group
Fund bolonces ot 31 March 2022 e
repTe5ented by..
UNestricled
nds
Restricted
funds
Tangible fixed assets
Current assets
Ctjrrenl liobililies
434
2.401
11.2381
2.579
4.980
(1,238)
Long-tenr liobilities
Nel ossets
1.597
2.579
4.177
Compcxolwe fKJures 05 0131 Morch 2021 ore 0$ follows..
Tongible fmed a55e15
Curent ossets
C(xrent liabilitie5
130
2,627
3.389
6.016
Long-lem liat¥lities
Nel ossels
1471
1.537
(47)
4,908
3.371
15.
Flnanclal and olher ¢ommllments
As ot 31 Morch 2022, Pocl had told commtlments vnder operoling leases as
follows..
Property
other
Totol
Due wlhin one year
Due within two to INe yeors
91
112
Totol
2(M)
203
Comparotwe frJures os 0131 March 2021
ore os Idlows:
Property
other
Total
£'o
Due wlhin one year
Due wthin Iwo to five yetys
Total
89
91
224
315
310
16.
Shale copltal
Pocl is a compuny limit8d by guorontee and hos no 5hcYe copital. Every member ol the
company guorontee5 to contritxjte a m0muM of £10 on winding up. up to one year after
ceasing lo be a member.
The wmber of member5 Osot 31 Motch Tr22wos 1012021." 111.
Related party transacllons
ere were no related party transactions ding 1he current or preceding year apart from
wth the suixidory Pacl Fullxes CIC. In the year P(7Ct Futures CIC poid £267.(m monogemenl
chorge5 to Pact. At 31 March 2022. Pact Futwe5 CIC owed Poct £234k.
17.
62 Prlson Advlce & Core Iwusl (Puct)
Noles lo the accounls I
ear ended 31 Mrych 2022
Reconcllotlon ol nel Income lo cash k)fiow from operallng a¢tlvltle3
Group
2022
Group
2021
Charlty
2022
Charily
2021
£'ooo
Nel Income/(expendllvre) for the
yeor
Add bock deweciation chc¥ge
IGoinslnosses on *nvestment5
Deduct interest Ncome shown os
investing oclivilies
Ilncreaselldecreose in slock
(734)
2.147
1534)
2.092
123J
(8)
1231
(13)
17
113)
17
Ilncreoselldecreose in debtS
969
{7901
824
1867)
Increoselldecreasel in creditors
56
1.404
38
1.260
217
141
Comparolfve c¢nsdldoled slol•m•nl ol Ilnanclal acllvNles (2021)
UNeslricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
£'o(x)
Tolal
Income from:
DonotK)ns ond legacEs
Choritoble activities
Investments
Total income
Note
£'ooo
755
7.821
755
S.161
2.660
5.917
2.660
8.577
Exp•ndllur• on:
Raigng funds
Building slronger families ond 50fer
cornmunitle5
2M56
628
3.484
Reducino risk of horm to F¥iSr5
ond their children
Rernoving bllerS ofKJ IneOSIng
aworene5s ir¥ put1¢ services
Influencing commissionng, policy
ond legi00
Totol expenditure
1.357
1,557
593
174
767
387
soo
5.338
6.453
Nel gainsloossesl on inveslments
23
23
Net Income/(expenditurè)
Funds brought forward al l Aprl
X)20
Funds at 31 Alarch 2021
1.545
2.147
861
1.9DI
2.762
14
1.463
3.446
4.909
63 PFlsan Advke & Care Trust {Pact)
Noles lo the o¢counls lor
eaf ended 31 March 2022
Post Balance Sheet Evenl.
On the 15f July 2022 the ossels. liaijlthes ond operations of PACT Future5 CIC, the
charity's subsKliw. were tronsferred to the chority and will continue to run its
operations through il. Once dl bolonce5 hove been settled the subsidiary wll
becorne domionl ond wll be wour)d up.oign suphr0 pisorrs to give o CIMslm05
gill to their chld
4 Supportlnq voluftlewlng covers our programme5 creoting opportvnilies lor
individuals. churches ond porshes lo engage wlh volunteering opwrtunities ot Poct
and sUPPOrt those ollected by imprwnment. These include=
Re(FsOllS to Care. a nolh)nal volunleerirvJ development proiecl funded by
Chorles Plword Fovndalion
JuslPeople, a chch and porish volvnteering developmenl Fxojecl funded by
Mourice & Hildo Loing Trust ond the Jerusolem Trust. 8eneloct Trust and Weslhill
Ploler Projecl, deepering dCipleship through Calhdic sociol leoching ond
volunleellng in the criminol susl¢e sector. funded by the Charfes Ploler TnJsl.
l Rise. o rmoject lo embed student placernents in tree women's lsOn9 to
increose the syovision ol family support. funded by the Vdont chorit0e Twsl
Lived Experience Volunteering. upsknlling those with experience ol custody to
support others. funded by Blockrock ond Clifford Chance
Fvrtherln9 rehobllllaNon In sOn$ and communlliej covers ovr Fyogommes
Exoviding personaled integrated rehobilitotion and reselllemernt support to Fyisoners
and their fomAie5. helping Ihem lo make a fresh st¢ytr togettw. These include:
Route52Chonge ot HMP Brixton
Routes2Chonge ol HMPIYOI IS
Evaluotion of Roules2Chonge ot HMPIYOI Isis
Reslore A ylesbury. provKling one-to-one restorolNe casework at HMPIYOI
Aylesbury ond funded by the CHK Foundotion.