Directory of Resources

The NICCO Directory of Resources provides details of the huge number of tools, activities, practice models and guidance that have been developed by agencies to support offenders and their children and families.

Whether you are working directly with children, supporting offenders to maintain parental contact, helping a parent to prepare their child for a prison visit or simply want to develop your own understanding of the criminal justice system, this directory provides you with a range of resources to support and inform your work.

To support working with Children

Find activities, books, films, sound bites and worksheets to support your work with children and young people. View

Offenders and Families

Find information, books, tools, activities and programmes to support your work with offenders and their partners or family members. View

To support Professional's Practice

Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View

271. HMP Guys Marsh Family Newsletter June 2021

For this month’s newsletter we are sharing some updates surrounding some changes in regards to social visits and also to inform you of how we are running COVID vaccinations of those in custody. Therefore, please see below information provided by both the visits team and Healthcare Department who need your support as Families & Significant Others to encourage your loved ones to get vaccinated if they haven’t already and to follow the current rules of COVID within visits.

272. HMP Stafford Families and Significant Other Strategy 2021-2023

HMP Stafford is committed to working with our residents and their families. There have been some very positive developments in this area in recent years, including the modernisation of both the Visitors Centre and the Visits Hall. Provision for children and families of residents is already well established across the prison estate from a range of sources and providers. However, there is still much work to be done. The success of this work is therefore, underpinned by very effective...

273. HMP & YOI Parc Dress Code for Visitors July 2021

HMP/YOI Parc operates a family orientated visits policy. The majority of our visitors are accompanied by children and we want to foster a decent, safe and relaxed family environment for our visitors. To assist with this a dress code for visitors is in place, please relay this information to your visitors when informing them of your visits booking. Your visit may be cancelled if the dress code is not followed.

274. HMP Guys Marsh Family Newsletter July 2021

For this month’s newsletter we are sharing some updates surrounding recent changes in our resettlement services within the prison and what new support will be put in place for those who are being released into the community from July onwards. Therefore, please see below information provided by our Catch 22 team to make you aware of these changes and new processes which both you and your loved one will need to be aware of.

275. HMP Guys Marsh Family Newsletter August 2021

For this month’s newsletter we are focusing on providing Families & Significant Others with information and support surrounding Prisoner’s money and debt management. This is because we are aware that sometimes this element of prison life can be stressful and worrying for not only those in custody but also for their loved ones. We also have a new Families & significant other support group that we have set up…please see below for further details and how to request...

276. HMP Parc Prison Visitor Information Notice - physical contact on visits

From the 11th of August 2021 we will be allowing some physical contact during visits for those visitors who can evidence a negative COVID test on the day. 

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