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Evaluating the Newham youth to adulthood (Y2A) probation Hub – making the case for specialist services for young adults
The process evaluation of the Newham youth to adulthood hub recommends this model, based on T2A evidence of what works for young adults.
Public attitudes to Brexit: the referendum was more a vote for re-regulation than for de-regulation
Drawing on new polling of attitudes to Brexit, Marley Morris explores the public’s preference for different trade scenarios when faced with a number of…
Steps towards progress
Andrew Bazeley, Policy and Insight Manager at Fawcett Society, updates us on the progress of the ‘Does Local Government Work…
Achieving real change – Lammy's plans for keeping his Review on the table
The Lammy Review into the treatment of, and outcomes for, black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals in the criminal…
Good Ethics and Reducing Risk: Doubling Up or Going it Alone?
Lindsey Appleyard, Hussan Aslam and Jordan Lazell, Centre for Business in Society and Carl Packman, Toynbee Hall guest posted this blog…
Investing in Equality: the role of capital and justice
Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, spoke in early November at an LSE event hosted by the International Inequalities…
Safe as houses – how Eva Women's Aid used social investment to fund a 45+ women's project
Richinda Taylor, CEO at EVA Women’s Aid and Rape Crisis, describes how she used social investment to support a project for…
Making the case for building local economies
Neil McInroy, Chief Executive of CLES (Centre for Local Economic Strategies) chaired three fringe events for Barrow Cadbury Fund and…
Convenience is the lowest common denominator of access to justice
Penelope Gibbs, Director of Transform Justice, posted this blog today about her report on video justice, on the Transform Justice…
The T2A Pathway: Unequivocally "tough on crime"
A distinct approach to young adults is tough on crime and a high-return investment, says Max Rutherford Criminal Justice Programme…
Civil Society under threat: why protecting and growing civil society globally is vital
Debbie Pippard, Head of Programmes at Barrow Cadbury Trust, asks what can be done to support a strong and healthy…
After the Lammy Review: keeping race on the criminal justice agenda
The following blog was originally published on Clinks Blogs by Jessica Mullen The Lammy Review is an independent review into the…
Customer data: sharing is caring?
Jamie Evans, Research Associate at the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol, posted this blog originally on the Money…
Mapping the Maze shows us that support for vulnerable women is sadly lacking
Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director of Agenda, and Donna Covey, Director of AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) blog about next steps for the…
Off and running – the Connect Fund steps out
A new fund hits the circuit The Connect Fund was born this spring. The fourth young fund in the Access…
Better, but not good enough: access to financial products for people with HIV
People living with HIV continue to face barriers to accessing insurance, despite improvements in availability over the past decade, according…
