1. That the implementation of a new service model for a 2 year pilot period to reduce re-offending incidents by adult prisoners sentenced to fewer than 12 months in custody, be approved.
2. That the release of funds from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime and from Public Health grant to support the 2 year pilot programme,[1]subject to sufficient funds being allocated to the Tri-borough, be approved.
3. That the decommissioning of the current approach to the delivery of the Drug Interventions Programme across the Tri-borough, be approved.
4. That the new governance arrangements to oversee the implementation of the two year pilot of a Tri-borough Re-offending Board attended by senior officers and partner agencies which will report into all three separate community safety partnerships to ensure robust performance management and accountability across the Tri-Borough, be approved.
5. That Westminster City Council act as the lead commissioner for the implementation of the Reducing Re-offending Service as set out in the report, be approved.
[1] All costs have been achieved by taking into account a 12% reduction in grant funding year-on-year. Sensitivity analysis has been conducted which shows that even with a 30% cut, the two year pilot is still affordable.