Clinks Families Network Forum

Clinks Families Network meetings provide support, information and networking opportunities to those supporting families who have contact with the criminal justice system. Clinks also welcome a broader network of agencies, academic institutions and community support services who put the needs of families at the heart of what they do.

These meetings provide updates on policy directly from HMPPS, identify member activity and invite speakers to address relevant topics. We gather feedback on key issues that are raised by the members to enable Clinks to feed them into the Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3) meetings.

This forum will:

• Have an update on the recent Independent Sentencing Review and discuss how this may impact families, as well as a brief update on the last, Government Spending Review 2025 (SR25)
• Allow attendees to hear from the Network's new coordinator, Diane Curry. This will provide an opportunity to consider how the Network, supported by Clinks, can continue to provide the best service to its members going forward, including through the completion of a network member survey.