Can people with substance misuse or mental health problems attend the programme?
• They can attend if probation staff assess them and find that they are able to cope with attending the programme, and attend in a sober state. • People with serious problems are likely to have to receive treatment before they can attend the programme. It would be too difficult for them to participate in the programme while dealing with a serious drug and/or alcohol problem. • Those with mental health problems need to be stable for 6 months before attending the programme. Is this programme the same as Community Sex Offender Groupwork Programmes being run in other parts of the country? • Yes it is one of three being run nationally • All these programmes have been accredited by the Home Office’s Prison and Probation Joint Accreditation Panel. • All programmes are strictly monitored by the Home Office to ensure staff cover the nationally standardised ‘core curriculum’. • To ensure quality control some programmes are recorded by video camera.
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