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2022 policy and campaigning focuses

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2022 looks set to be our busiest policy and campaigning year yet as we build on a successful 2021 which included: securing accommodation funding for prison leavers at risk of homelessness, an increased discharge grant and more progress in our ambition to significantly reduce Friday prison releases. As always, our work was driven, and will continue to be driven, by the views of our service users and staff across the country.

Matrix Standard accreditation re-awarded

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At the end of 2021, we underwent an assessment of our organisation-wide Information Advice and Guidance Services (IAG) against the matrix Standard, an international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance either as their sole purpose or as part of their service offering. We are pleased to confirm that we have retained our matrix Standard accreditation for another three years.

Action Against Domestic Violence

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Our SWITCH women’s service created a video showing how to recognise and stop domestic violence, and how to support survivors as part of the 16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence campaign.

Government prisons and reoffending announcements

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Over the past few days, the Government has released a series of announcements on prisons and reducing reoffending. Read our response to this series of announcements, and what it means for the future of the prison system.

From Army Frontline to Nacro Frontline

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Latest Nacro staff member writes his experience joining Nacro as a veteran, and how his military skills help those in our youth homelessness project