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The Centre is delivered by Barnardo’s in partnership with His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
The APVU has in recent times both broadened the scope of its function and taken on new services.
In order to reflect this, the decision has been made to re-brand the department.
Tim Lloyd, the Head of the new service says:
'We have been considering changing the name of our unit to better reflect the services that we offer. We are currently known as the Assisted...
This document describes how the HMPPS APVU (Assisted Prison Visits Unit) has been re-branded and extended to be 'Family Services'
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The Assisted Prison Visits Unit (APVU) provides financial support with the cost of travel to visit a relative, partner or escort a child to visit a loved one in prison. Some costs can also be claimed if overnight accommodation is required to attend a visit. Claimants must be over the age of 18 years, and receiving benefits such as Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or...