Referral Process and Requirements Clause Samples
Referral Process and Requirements. 3.1 The Authority shall request Services of the Supplier for each Person(s) on Probation and Person(s) in Prison via a Referral. The following sets out the details and requirements in relation to the Referral process.
3.1.1 The following are the roles and responsibilities of the Authority, following the Person(s) on Probation’s/Person(s) in Prison’s sentence at court:
(a) The assessment of risks and needs will differ depending on whether the Person(s) on Probation/Person(s) in Prison is sentenced or not:
(i) Sentenced Person(s) on Probations/Person(s) in Prisons will be subject to a ‘Risk and Needs Assessment’ by the Probation Practitioner (“PP”), identifying the Person(s) on Probation's/Person(s) in Prison’s Risk of Serious Harm, risk of further offending. The PP will then assess the identified needs to determine which should be addressed in order to support each Person(s) on Probation's/Person(s) in Prison’s individual journey out of offending. The assessment of each such factor shall inform the Sentence Plan.
(ii) For Unsentenced Person(s) in Prison; Where this document mentions the Probation Practitioner, this should be read to include any prison or probation staff involved in the care of an unsentenced person in custody who has been referred for the Services.
(b) Based on the rehabilitative needs identified and having regard to eligibility, the Probation Practitioner will:
(i) where possible, make an electronic Notification, detailing any Person(s) on Probation/Person(s) in Prison who may require an Intervention, but is not yet ready to receive it, or
(ii) make an electronic Referral for a Person(s) on Probation/Person(s) in Prison who requires an Intervention to be undertaken in accordance with the Requirements.
(c) The Notification to the Supplier will as a minimum include:
(i) anticipated date that the Intervention is likely to be required;
(ii) age;
(iii) CRN; and
(iv) any Protected Characteristics;
(d) The Referral to the Supplier will as a minimum include:
(i) date by which Intervention must be delivered;
(ii) relevant elements of the Risk and Needs Assessment;
(iii) identified rehabilitative needs;
(iv) the Complexity Level;
(v) the Outcomes sought;
(vi) any restrictions that the Person(s) on Probation/Person(s) in Prison is required to observe, for example, geographical areas from which they are excluded;
(vii) responsibilities of the Person(s) on Probation/Person(s) in Prison that must be unimpacted by service delivery, for example caring ore...
Referral Process and Requirements. 6.1 The Authority shall request Services of the Supplier for each PoP via a Referral. The following sets out the details and requirements in relation to the Referral Process; (See also Figure A)
6.2 Upon receiving a Referral for a PoP sentenced to a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order, or a PoP released on Licence or Post Sentence Supervision, the Provider shall:
(a) Contact the Probation Practitioner to confirm referral within five (5) Working Days of receipt of the Referral.
(b) Contact the PoP with the date and time of the Provider Initial Assessment Appointment. The Providers Initial Assessment Appointment must take place within fifteen (15) Working Days of receipt of the Referral and the PoP must have ten (10) Working Days' notice of the Provider’s Initial Assessment Appointment (unless the Probation Practitioner agrees to an earlier date).
(c) Conduct the Provider Initial Assessment Appointment and produce the PoP’s Action Plan within five (5) Working Days of the Providers Initial Assessment Appointment. The Providers Initial Assessment Appointment should be face-to- face unless an alternative delivery method is agreed with the Probation Practitioner, on a case by case basis.
(d) The PoP’s Action Plan must detail the PoP’s individual needs and Agreed Outcomes, ensuring that the PoP’s personal strengths are highlighted as part of this Individual Action Plan and to encourage positive reinforcement, the support that is to be provided, and the location and time of Intervention Commencement Appointment. The PoPs Action Plan shall take account of the information provided by the Probation Practitioner during the referral process. The Acton Plan shall then be discussed and agreed with the relevant Probation Practitioner.
6.3 To deliver the Intervention, the Provider must;
(a) Deliver all Activities and Sessions within timescales outlined in the PoP’s Action Plan;
(b) Alert the Probation Practitioner by the end of the same working day as the scheduled activity;
(i) any changes to planned Sessions or Activities, including every non- attendance at any Session or appointment by the PoP.
(ii) any instances of Unacceptable Behaviour by the PoP;
(iii) any behaviour or information that may indicate a Risk of Serious Harm posed by the PoP;
(iv) any information that may impact upon child or adult safeguarding concerns;
(v) any new information that indicates that the PoP is at increased risk in relation to self-harm, human trafficking, modern-day slavery, in...