Pilot scheme launched in region to reduce alcohol-related crime
Humberside, Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire CRC (HLNY CRC) has launched a pilot in the region to reduce alcohol-related offences funded by the regions’ Police & Crime Commissioners. The pilot in Boston, Grimsby, Louth, Skegness, Spalding and York will use alcohol monitoring technology, also known as ‘sobriety tags’, to tackle alcohol misuse and associated offending. In Humberside, Lincolnshire…
Birthday celebrations for Community Payback team at Algarkirk
Over the past 12 months a team of offenders doing unpaid work on Community Payback with HLNY have transformed St Peter & St Paul Church, known as the Cathedral of the Fens, in the ancient village of Algarkirk, near Boston. The local community have been very appreciative of the work carried out by our service…
EFQM award: Interserve’s justice business committed to excellence
Interserve’s justice business and its five Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) have all received accreditation following recent individual assessments. Among the CRCs gaining the accreditation Committed to Excellence 2 Star were West Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire. The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Committed to Excellence award has been earned by the justice…
Lincolnshire Action Trust launches new support service for women with HLNY
Lincolnshire Action Trust (LAT) has launched its first ever programme designed to address the specific needs of female offenders and help them achieve their full potential. Over 40 people from within the criminal justice system, including representatives from the Probation Service, attended the launch today (Tuesday 23rd May) at Lincoln Drill Hall. During the event…
Offenders ‘building blocks’ to restore North Yorkshire’s dry stone walls
A team of offenders in North Yorkshire are restoring the region’s distinctive dry stone walls in Upper Nidderdale as part of the Building Blocks community scheme. The conservation training project, managed by the Humberside, Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company (HLNY CRC) as part of Community Payback, has involved teams of people on unpaid…
Community Payback workers transform North Yorkshire village church at Cundall
An historic church in the centre of Cundall village, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire has been transformed thanks to the of work by 13 offenders on Community Payback. The scheme, managed by the Humberside, Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company (HLNY CRC), has involved teams of people on unpaid work orders clearing weeds from the…
User Voice and HLN CRC join forces to stop offenders from re-offending in the North
Humberside, Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company (HLNY CRC) has announced a partnership with charity User Voice, to support offenders as they progress through the criminal justice system. User Voice is led and delivered by ex-offenders, who have the special ability to gain the trust of, access to, and insight from people within the…