Business Plan 2011-12
This 2011-12 Business Plan for the York and North Yorkshire Probation Trust sets out our strategy for meeting the major challenges we face, in an increasingly competitive environment set against a back drop of reduced public spending. The focus is supported by our strong strategic, financial and organisational development plans, incorporates innovation and builds upon our longstanding reputation for delivering high standards of local probation services. This will ensure the best use of public resources to continue to reduce re-offending and make communities safer throughout the city of York and North Yorkshire.
Our contractual agreement with the Director of Probation and Contracted Prisons is clearly focused on our prime aim of reducing re-offending. This plan sets out our strategic approach to maintaining future sustainability and capacity as lead provider of locally focused probation services.
We face out first major challenge within the competition arena as we bid to retain the delivery of Community Payback. We shall demonstrate our competitive edge and capitalise upon our capacity to provide local probation services which address the special challenges of the rurality and sparsity of North Yorkshire.
The Board highly values the professional skills and commitment of our workforce. Support for innovation and development is key to driving forward best value solutions for delivery of services. Our Organisational Development Strategy will ensure the future capacity and sustainability of the workforce with its focus on developing leadership and business skills to fulfil the needs of the environment within which we now operate.
Greater local partnerships and wider collaboration will be fully explored, looking to private and third sector opportunities as well as strengthening and developing existing public sector partnerships. We will fully exercise our statutory involvement within local Community Safety Partnerships to gain wider appreciation of the value of community sentencing in reducing reoffending.
2011-12 will stretch the Trust’s capacity but, with the strength and dedication throughout the organisation, we can approach the challenges with confidence. We plan to firmly establish our role as lead provider of locally based probation services whilst maintaining our high standard of delivery. Our aim, as always, is to reduce crime, support victims and help make communities in the City of York and North Yorkshire safer.
Our contractual agreement with the Director of Probation and Contracted Prisons is clearly focused on our prime aim of reducing re-offending. This plan sets out our strategic approach to maintaining future sustainability and capacity as lead provider of locally focused probation services.
We face out first major challenge within the competition arena as we bid to retain the delivery of Community Payback. We shall demonstrate our competitive edge and capitalise upon our capacity to provide local probation services which address the special challenges of the rurality and sparsity of North Yorkshire.
The Board highly values the professional skills and commitment of our workforce. Support for innovation and development is key to driving forward best value solutions for delivery of services. Our Organisational Development Strategy will ensure the future capacity and sustainability of the workforce with its focus on developing leadership and business skills to fulfil the needs of the environment within which we now operate.
Greater local partnerships and wider collaboration will be fully explored, looking to private and third sector opportunities as well as strengthening and developing existing public sector partnerships. We will fully exercise our statutory involvement within local Community Safety Partnerships to gain wider appreciation of the value of community sentencing in reducing reoffending.
2011-12 will stretch the Trust’s capacity but, with the strength and dedication throughout the organisation, we can approach the challenges with confidence. We plan to firmly establish our role as lead provider of locally based probation services whilst maintaining our high standard of delivery. Our aim, as always, is to reduce crime, support victims and help make communities in the City of York and North Yorkshire safer.
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Spring clean for York
York and North Yorkshire Probation Trust’s Community Payback team will be joining forces with City of York Council and local residents next month to carry out a city wide spring clean of York.
Community Payback Annual Report 2012
Offenders worked over 125,000 hours on Community Payback projects last year worth over £930,000* of free labour to communities in York and North Yorkshire, according to the Probation Trust’s third Community Payback annual report published today.
Customer Service Excellence Award
The Trust has been awarded the Customer Service Excellence award for its exceptional standard of service to customers following a detailed and demanding assessment in January.
