Staffline subsidiary EOS wins 10-year rehabilitation contract
7 November 2014
EOS, a subsidiary of recruitment firm Staffline Group, has been awarded a 10-year contract to run a community rehabilitation service in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to stop ex-prisoners reoffending by getting them into work.
Fri, 7 Nov 2014 | By Nicola Sulliva
EOS, a subsidiary of recruitment firm Staffline Group, has been awarded a 10-year contract to run a community rehabilitation service in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to stop ex-prisoners reoffending by getting them into work.
The contract to run the Community Rehabilitation Company will see EOS manage the delivery of all probation and rehabilitation services to low and medium-risk offenders across Warwickshire and West Mercia.
As part of the contract, worth between £11m and £14m a year, EOS will receive a monthly fee from the government, which will depend on how many ex-offenders get referred to the service.
Andy Hogarth, chief executive of Staffline, told Recruiter EOS would also get a bonus for every participant who offends less or stops reoffending completely within 12 months of their release from prison.
Ex-offenders referred to the Community Rehabilitation Company will receive work related training and help to develop what Hogarth describes as “life skills”.
Hogarth told Recruiter that it is important to ensure potential new recruits were aware of employers’ expectations in terms of punctuality and appearance.
A business benefit of recruiting ex-offenders, said Hogarth, is that once established in a job they tend to be very loyal because it is more difficult for them to navigate the jobs market.
“Because of CSR [corporate social responsibility] some of clients are very keen to be seen to be doing stuff to help disadvantaged groups,” he said. However, he admitted that some clients would “run a million miles” if asked to employ ex-offenders.
EOS’s contract is part of the MoJ’s programme Transforming Rehabilitation, designed to change the way offenders are managed in the community to bring down reoffending rates.
The contract to run the Community Rehabilitation Company will see EOS manage the delivery of all probation and rehabilitation services to low and medium-risk offenders across Warwickshire and West Mercia.
As part of the contract, worth between £11m and £14m a year, EOS will receive a monthly fee from the government, which will depend on how many ex-offenders get referred to the service.
Andy Hogarth, chief executive of Staffline, told Recruiter EOS would also get a bonus for every participant who offends less or stops reoffending completely within 12 months of their release from prison.
Ex-offenders referred to the Community Rehabilitation Company will receive work related training and help to develop what Hogarth describes as “life skills”.
Hogarth told Recruiter that it is important to ensure potential new recruits were aware of employers’ expectations in terms of punctuality and appearance.
A business benefit of recruiting ex-offenders, said Hogarth, is that once established in a job they tend to be very loyal because it is more difficult for them to navigate the jobs market.
“Because of CSR [corporate social responsibility] some of clients are very keen to be seen to be doing stuff to help disadvantaged groups,” he said. However, he admitted that some clients would “run a million miles” if asked to employ ex-offenders.
EOS’s contract is part of the MoJ’s programme Transforming Rehabilitation, designed to change the way offenders are managed in the community to bring down reoffending rates.
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