Remedi is recruiting for three new roles in the Humberside area - one full time and two part time restorative justice practitioners.
The deadline for applications is 12pm Friday 22 July 2016. A Selection and Information day will take place on 2 August 2016, with second interviews on 4 August 2016.
For more information and to download the job description, person specification, application form and equal opportunities questionnaire visit Remedi's website.
Sir Martin Narey has released the report of his independent review of children’s residential care. The review received evidence from voluntary, statutory and private sector bodies, and Sir Martin met with key stakeholders and visited a number of children’s homes.
Amid the political and economic turmoil that has followed the vote for Brexit, one of the most upsetting developments has been what appears to be a sharp spike in hate crime. The police have seen a noticeable increase in the number of incidents reported to them, while social media has been flooded with examples of abuse targeted at people who are, or who are thought to be, immigrants.
Speaking at an RJC event in East London last week, the organisation’s patron HRH the Princess Royal congratulated delegates on their work across the restorative practice field.
The event brought together RJC members from multiple sectors, and focused on improving partnership working in order to improve outcomes for young people.
The Princess Royal also took time to visit stands showcasing some of the innovative restorative work currently taking place with young people, and to meet delegates attending the event.
The RJC is delighted to announce that two more services have been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM). Maidstone Mediation Scheme and Sussex Restorative Justice Partnership (post-sentence service) have successfully completed their assessment and now hold the RSQM.
Jon Collins, the RJC’s chief executive, said: “I am very pleased that these organisations are delivering such good quality services to victims and offenders. Their staff are committed and dedicated and this is reflected in the consistently high standard of their work.”
We are pleased to announce that our 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and members’ conference will be held on Tuesday 22 November in London.
In previous years, this event has been a great opportunity for us to meet our members, hear your views and come together to discuss what has been and will be happening in the restorative practice field.
When I sit down to write my blogs I normally look back on the previous week’s news to get ideas and inspiration. But last week was unremittingly bleak, with the awful mass shooting in Orlando targeting members of the LGBT community and the tragic murder of the MP Jo Cox, all against a backdrop of the toxic political environment created by the EU referendum campaigns. Within this context, I’ve rarely felt less inspired to write something positive about anything.
The RJC has published a new report looking at the ways in which organisations delivering restorative justice can join together to develop multiagency partnerships. The report is based on work undertaken with three areas – Hertfordshire, Northumbria and Sussex – where multiagency partnerships have been formed.
The RJC held events with all three areas, and extracted some broad principles surrounding the development and effective running of a multiagency partnership. These findings are contained in the report, along with practical advice on how to set up a partnership.
The public believe that victims should have the right to access restorative justice, new polling demonstrates.
The polling, carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the RJC, sought the public’s views on restorative justice and found that an overwhelming 77% of people think that victims should have the right to meet their offender.
On Friday, the Labour Campaign for Prison Reform (which doesn’t appear to be in any way formally associated with the party) published an article on the government’s plans for restorative justice. While it is broadly positive, it states that “for restorative justice to be worthwhile, it has to prevent prisoners from reoffending”. Given the renewed focus on rehabilitation in the justice system there is now significant support for this view. But is it right?
