Carol all set for Probation Awards final
Carol Lee has won through to the final of the prestigious National Probation Awards for her work supporting people to help them stop reoffending. The Probation Awards are judged annually by an independent panel run by Her Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service. The awards recognise the best work carried out by probation services across England…
Help Jenny help the homeless
Jenny Archer-Power is one of a group of runners raising cash for entrenched rough sleepers by participating in the Manchester 10k run. The community director for CGM CRC is the head of probation for Oldham and Rochdale, and also leads on the service’s approach to delivering Integrated Through the Gate services to people leaving prison.…
Sarah quits drugs and is back in work
Sarah was sentenced to probation after her son failed to attend school and she has used the support she received from CGM CRC to quit cannabis, gain employment and start a new life. The mum-of-four had never previously been in trouble with the law and was shocked to end up before the courts. Sarah was…
Interserve launches new Through the Gate model
Interserve launched its Integrated Through the Gate (ITTG) initiative to support the rehabilitation of offenders across 18 prisons on April 1st. Interserve Group Limited runs five Community Rehabilitation Companies and recruited 120 resettlement workers to deliver the radically improved service. Under the new model, probation professionals working alongside Interserve’s commissioned providers – Shelter, St Giles…
Service users complete courses
Two people on probation have praised an initiative which has helped them access the jobs market by learning new skills. Gary and Garkai Jwaye-Jwaye are both on Community Orders supervised by the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC) and have been awarded certificates for completing a maths and English course and a…
Probation helps Daniel quit the bottle
Daniel was arrested after shouting racial abuse at his neighbour following an on-going row which was fueled by booze – but he has now quit the bottle thanks to help from probation. The 46-year-old has struggled with alcoholism since he was in his teens and drank upwards of 16 cans of strong lager every day.…
New videos shine a light on our work
Service users and staff have created five videos to illustrate the work carried out by the Community Rehabilitation Companies. Roy Cook, programme manager, said: “I am delighted that we have a new suite of videos to illustrate the work we are doing to support people on probation to make positive changes. “Collectively the videos tell…
Offenders contribute more than £2,000,000 to the region
Offenders in Cheshire and Greater Manchester working on Community Payback have put more than £2m back into their community during 2018. Community Payback is a punishment made by the courts for people who have broken the law and is supervised by the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company (CGM CRC). The latest figures released…
Alastair applauded for complex case work
Probation case manager Alastair Lorimer (pictured middle) has been praised by a leading charity for the work he has done supporting an offender with mental health difficulties. Alastair works for the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Community Rehabilitation Company and earned recognition at a staff awards event for the support he had given to George*, who…
St James Church praises Community Payback
Offenders carrying out Community Payback have been praised for the work they have done maintaining the grounds of St James’ Church in Christleton. People sentenced by the courts to carry out unpaid work carry out a range of tasks at the Grade II listed building, which can trace its history back to the Domesday Book.…