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Reducing Reoffending Change Fund Evaluation of Year 1 - Public Social Partnership Development
This research report outlines findings of an evaluation of Public Social Partnership development funded by Year One of the Reducing Reoffending Change Fund. It focuses on how the funding was used, and what was achieved by the partnerships in the first six months of the Fund.
Appendix 8 - Service User Involvement
| PSP | Service User Involvement |
|---|---|
| SACRO | Focus groups set up with support from SPS, to discuss positive and negative aspects of mentoring with service users |
| NHS Lothian | Initial focus groups and workshop followed up by a film and comic to portray 'lived experience' of service users |
| The Wise Group | Focus groups and depth interviews with prisoners and existing service users conducted by an external consultant. |
| Action for Children | Focus groups were set up via HMYOI Polmont |
| Apex | Survey of ex offenders currently supported by APEX |
| Liber8 Lanarkshire | Focus groups with short term prisoners in HMP Addiewell, and offenders serving Community Payback Orders and Drug Treatment and Testing Orders, conducted by an external consultant. |
| Phoenix Futures | Depth interviews, focus groups and a questionnaire with existing service users, prisoners and volunteers |
| Tayside Council on Alcohol | Focus groups with existing service users conducted by an external consultant. |
| The Ayrshire Community Trust | Consultation events held with individuals who are currently on a community Payback Order. |
| Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire | Consultation events with 30 former service users. At these events text surveys were used to encourage the participation of people with literacy issues. |
| The Richmond Fellowship Scotland | Survey of Community Payback Order information |
| West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Service | Focus groups with offenders with experience of prison and community sentences, conducted by an external consultant. |
| CVS Falkirk and District | A survey of service users of Criminal Justice and local service providers to evaluate the need for mentors for people who have been involved with the Criminal Justice Service. |
| Station House Media Unit | Depth interviews with prisoners in HMP Aberdeen conducted by prison staff with support from an external consultant. |
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