|
21 December 2009
Following much public discussion, the Government has
published revisions to the Vetting and Barring Scheme. This will
reduce the number of people who will need to register.
See the ISA website for
further details.
02 December 2009
On 19 November the Goverment published:
Improving
Health,Supporting Justice:The National Delivery Plan of the
Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board
This plan, developed in response to the Bradley Report, aims to
improve the health and well being of offenders, in particular those
with mental health problems and learning disabilities.NAAN is
already in discussion with both the Home Office and the Department
of Health about the implications for the delivery of appropriate
adult services. We will be producing a detailed briefing paper in
due course.
10 September 2009
PACE update
The Home Office was due to publish a summary of responses to the
PACE Review Consultation by the end of April, but this has
been postponed several times. The latest deadline of the end
of August has now passed and the publication of responses is now
due by the end of the autumn. No date is given for the publication
of the Government's response to the Consultation, and it seems
increasingly unlikely that we will see anything substantive before
a General Election.
The PACE Review consultation paper was published on 28 August
2008. NAAN sent its response to the Home Office on 20 November. To
download a copy of NAAN's response and to see full details of the
Review, see the PACE section at the bottom of this page.
6 July 2009
Mark Perks started work as NAAN's Development Officer.
June 2009
NAAN has appointed Mark Perks as the new Peripatetic
Development Officer. Mark will be starting work in early July
and will be supporting members in a variety of ways, concentrating
on standards, training and scheme development.
Grev Wallington is the new NAAN Chair.
May 2009
The Bradley Report
Lord Bradley's Review of people with mental health problems or
learning disabilities in the criminal justice system was published
on 30 April. The Executive Summary can be
downloaded here.
Keeping the Right People on the DNA Database
Following the European Court of Human Right's decision in
December 2008, the Home Office has issued a consultation on Further
details can be found on the Home
Office website. The closing date for receipt of responses was 7
August 2009.
March 2009
A delay to the full
implementation of the ISA run Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS)
was announced on 19 March. The Ministerial
Statement can be downloaded
here. Further details of the Scheme can be found by following the
ISA link on the Links page of the website.
December 2008
Lis Pritchard was interviewed about NAAN and the PACE Review for
the December edition of the Children's Legal Centre's journal
ChildRIGHT. The interview has been made
available by the Children's Legal Centre and can be downloaded
here.
November 2008
The Prison Reform Trust published its final report from the No
One Knows project. Prisoners' Voices
highlights the lack of support and the poor treatment that
prisoners with learning disabilities or difficulties receive
throughout the criminal justice system. This final report
builds on earlier reports such as the No One Knows report on police
responses to suspects with learning difficulties which was
discussed at the NAAN Conference earlier this year.
October 2008
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College
London has published a highly critical report on the introduction
of the Criminal Defence Service (CDS) Direct and the Defence
Solicitor Call Centre (DSCC). The report can be downloaded
here:
CDS Direct:
Flying in the face of the evidence
January 2008
The Commission on the Future of Volunteering published its
report Manifesto for
Change on 28 January 2008.
2006
Centrex produced Guidance on the Safer Detention and Handling
of Persons in Police Custody
|
The next Annual Conference will be held in Leicester on 27 and
28 April 2010. To download a flyer and booking form please click on
the following links:
Flyer ...More
|
The last national network
meeting was held in London on 27 October 2009. Minutes are
available on the member-only section of the website.
...More
|
|
The last AGM was held in London on 27 October 2009.
Minutes are available on
the member-only section of the website.
...More
|
|