The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has announced its commitment to further improve partnership work with the third sector. A newly published report ‘Working with the third sector to reduce reoffending 2008-2011′ is based on the feedback from a public consultation held with third sector organisations earlier this year. This report sets out principles for our work with the third sector to reduce reoffending and protect the public. It contains specific commitments and actions to support these principles and to reduce barriers to third sector involvement. This includes targeted activity to support the role of community, black and minority ethnic, faith-based and women’s organisations. The document supports the recently-published Ministry of Justice third sector strategy, and will underpin future work with third sector organisations, including support for the government commitment to Baroness Neuberger’s review of volunteering across the criminal justice system.

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15 October 2008
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