Welcome and introduction from Chair

Neil Bennett, Broadcaster and Journalist

Opening address

Neil Bentley , Director of Public Services

Keynote address

Rt Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State (Criminal Law and Prisons)

Questions and discussion

Panel Debate

Reducing re-offending and reducing crime, how do we get it right?

• What is an ‘ideal criminal justice system’ supposed to achieve?
• How do we reconcile falling crime with rising re-offending?
• How can we rethink the balance between punishment and rehabilitation to meet the needs of offenders and the public?

Panel:
Neil Bentley , Director of Public Services

Paul Cavadino, Chief Executive, Nacro

Ian Poree, Director of Operational Policy, HM Prison Service

Dr Steve Goode, Regional Offender Manager for the West Midlands Region

Refreshments

Keynote address

Nick Herbert MP, Shadow Justice Secretary

Keynote address

David Gregson,independent adviser to The Carter Review

Panel debate

Strengthening the criminal justice system by working together effectively

• Direct funding at a clear end goal – getting offenders back
  into work
• Incentivise of providers through outcomes-based payments
• Promoting confidence in non-custodial sentences
• Encouraging new approaches to mental health issues
• Considering new measures of performance

Panel:
Vicky O’Dea, Operations Director for Field Services, HMP YOI Ashfield
Julie Taylor, Director of Commissioning and Partnership, NOMS

Keynote address:

Speaker to be announced

Networking lunch

What are the right systems and regimes to diagnose issues and track offenders across all parts of the criminal justice system?

Chaired by:
Neil Bennett, Broadcaster and Journalist

Speaker:
To be announced

How do you get offenders into jobs, and get them to stay there?

Speakers:
Nick Ross, Offender Learning Project Manager,
Goals UK
Ruth Coltofeanu, Project Co-ordinator,
Surrey JobMatch Scheme

Conference close