Links

Nacro
Nacro’s practical services across North Wales and England give offenders and those at risk of offending the skills, support and motivation they need to change their lives for the better. To find out more about services, see our directory at
http://www.nacro.org.uk/about/directory/index.htm

Nacro Resettlement Plus Helpline
Nacro’s Resettlement Plus Helpline can advise ex-offenders, prisoners, their friends and families, and people working with them about disclosing convictions, CRB checks, and finding work, housing and specialist advice services. Phone 0800 0181 259 (freephone for ex-offenders, their families and friends), 020 7840 6464 or email helpline@nacro.org.uk (the helpline is open 9am-5pm, Monday–Friday). Nacro also manages Resettlement Service Finder.
http://www.nacro.org.uk

Action for Prisoners’ Families
Offers a free confidential helpline for anyone who is affected by the imprisonment of a close family member or friend.
http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk

Child Maintenance Options
At Child Maintenance Options, we provide impartial information and support to help both parents make informed choices about child maintenance. The fact that we're impartial means we are here to help both parents and we aren't biased towards any one way of arranging child maintenance. Our service is also available to family, friends, guardians or concerned professionals in England, Wales and Scotland.
http://www.cmoptions.org/index.asp

Citizens Advice
Helping people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and confidential advice.
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS)
CCJS is an independent charity at King's College London that informs and educates about all aspects of crime and the criminal justice system.
http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk

Clinks
Clinks aims to strengthen and develop the partnerships between voluntary and community-based organisations and the Prison and Probation Services in England and Wales.
http://www.clinks.org

Clinks’ Working with Offenders Directory
An online database of voluntary and community organisations working with current offenders and their families.
http://www.workingwithoffenders.org/

Directgov
Easy access to the public services you use and the information you need, delivered by the UK government.
http://www.direct.gov.uk

Drugs Prevention Advisory Service
Home Office site dedicated to drug prevention, with links, articles and publications.
http://www.drugs.gov.uk

Floodlight
Provides information about courses across the UK. Includes details about vocational, academic, part-time and full-time courses for adults
http://london.floodlight.co.uk

Hardman Trust
Working to help offenders re-integrate into society.
http://www.hardmantrust.org.uk

HM Prison Service
For information about Prisons in England and Wales, prison life, family support and advice, job vacancies and resources.
http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk

Homeless Link
Homeless Link is the national membership organisation for frontline homelessness agencies in England. Our mission is to be a catalyst that will help to bring an end to homelessness.
http://www.homeless.org.uk

Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the courts, prisons, probation, criminal law and sentencing.
http://www.justice.gov.uk

Moneymadeclear
From the Financial Services Authority. We cut out the jargon and give you just the facts about financial products and services, helping you to make an informed decision.
http://www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk

National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
NOMS is the system through which we commission and provide the highest quality correctional services and interventions in order to protect the public and reduce re-offending.
http://www.noms.homeoffice.gov.uk

Office for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR)
The cross-departmental team that supports all criminal justice agencies in working together to provide an improved service to the public.
http://www.cjsonline.gov.uk/the_cjs/departments_of

Prisoner Action Net
Prisoner Action Net provides practical guidance on supporting resettlement and reducing long-term re-offending. It is also an online network for prison officers, probation officers, voluntary and community agencies and housing officers.
http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/prisoneractionnet

Prisons.org.uk
The definitive independent guide to informed coverage of the penal system of England and Wales.
http://www.prisons.org.uk

Shelter
The housing and homelessness charity.
http://www.shelter.org.uk

The Griffins Society
The Griffins Society researches and promotes effective practice in working with women who are in prison or subject to criminal justice interventions in the community.
http://www.thegriffinssociety.org/

UNLOCK (National Association of Reformed Offenders)
UNLOCK’s aim is to achieve equality for reformed offenders. The site features a list of insurance brokers that provide insurance for people with previous convictions and the UNLOCK Forum, an online community for people with previous convictions to share experiences, discuss issues and support the fight against discrimination.
http://www.unlock.org.uk

Youth Justice Board (YJB)
A non-departmental public body, responsible for advising secretaries of state on the operation of the youth justice system in delivering its aim to prevent offending and reducing offending by children and young people.
http://www.yjb.gov.uk