Following a meeting with NAVCA and the Howard League for Penal
Reform, the Charity Commission has agreed to take a closer look at
the role of charities in prisons.
Kevin Curley, NAVCA Chief Executive, Mike Martin, NAVCA Chair
and Frances Crook, Chief Executive of
the Howard League met
with Dame Suzi Leather, Chair of the Charity Commission, to discuss
our concerns about charities running prisons in England.
Speaking in her
blog
shortly after the meeting, Frances Crook said "I am very pleased
with that outcome" and that the Charity Commission had agreed to
"do some fact finding so it has a better understanding of the
issues".
NAVCA would like to thank our members for participating in a
survey on this subject last month. Their feedback informed these
discussions and confirmed that we are representing the thoughts and
experiences of our membership.
4 February 2010