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<p>'Advance into Justice,’ the Ministry of Justice fast-track scheme to support service
leavers and veterans to become prison officers, was launched on 24 January 2022. The
campaign closed on 14 February 2022 and candidates were assessed in March 2022. Those
successful at assessment centre are currently progressing through the offer and hire
process.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme was promoted in several ways including proactive
social media communications in advance of the launch; dedicated candidate webinars
to provide information on the role and the assessment process; active outreach at
ex-Armed Forces’ recruitment fairs; and working collaboratively with the Career Transition
Partnership (CTP) to engage service leavers as they transition from the military into
civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign has received dedicated support from Her
Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). A specific funding line to deliver
campaign marketing, candidate outreach and assessment delivery was not needed as we
were able to meet the costs as part of the broader Prison Officer recruitment budget.
HMPPS provided operational resources to deliver the assessment centres and funding
to support successful applicants with relocation or home to work travel costs is being
met from existing budgets up to the advertised thresholds of £12,000 per candidate.
The total cost of the campaign will be dependent upon the number of successful candidates
who take up post and their agreed individual resettlement needs.</p><p> </p><p>A thorough
evaluation review and lessons learnt exercise with key stakeholders will be completed
to identify successes and challenges, as well as analysing feedback collected from
candidates. In addition, analysis will be conducted to identify any differences in
terms of selection performance by those on the scheme, compared to the national prison
officer recruitment process, alongside evaluating fairness towards protected characteristic
groups. This will be supported by our Occupational Psychology Team.</p><p> </p><p>In
the short-term, success will be measured by the number of applications and those who
progress to an assessment centre and the number of hires in our target prisons. In
the longer-term, we will monitor the retention levels of those appointed via this
route as well as their performance in role.</p>
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