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<p>We are committed to actively tackling the impact of race disparities in the Criminal
Justice System. As part of this commitment, in December 2020 HMPPS launched the Race
Action Programme (RAP), which builds on the MoJ Race Action Plan. The RAP will increase
the diversity of our workforce, address the risk of bias in our policies and tackle
disparity in outcomes for prisoners, people on probation and children in our system.
This will also help to reduce reoffending and enhance rehabilitative practices.</p><p>The
programme has worked to establish a network of stakeholders, internally and externally,
to ensure all interventions are sustainable. A range of initiatives have successfully
been implemented across HMPPS which has included: a successful pilot of enhanced training
for staff to improve the quality of pre-sentencing reports on ethnic minority individuals;
the launch of a Race Allyship charter to build a community of staff who proactively
support ethnic minority individuals; introducing a series of inclusive policy consultations
sessions with expert third sector organisations; and piloting healing events to create
safe spaces for staff to manage and overcome racial trauma.</p><p>HMPPS are also leading
an External Advice and Scrutiny Panel (EASP) which includes a wide range of expert
stakeholders to review, assure, and challenge our plans and implementation accordingly.
The RAP Strategic Case has also been shared with external and internal stakeholders
setting out the background for the programme, including an evidence summary and the
deliverables and outcomes of the five priority projects. It also outlines our approach
to evaluation and a summary of the headline benefits. There are no current plans for
official publication of this document, however, all key stakeholders will continue
to be updated on the progress of the programme throughout the Programme lifecycle.</p>
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