Full Sutton prison near York has a particularly impressive history of achievement within the Butler Trust Awards, winning five Awards and a Commendation in the last eight years alone.
On the afternoon of 7 November, as the rain began to fall, our Royal Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, arrived at the gates of the prison, to see our winners in their place of work, and meet their colleagues from across the jail.
Escorted by the Governor, Jennifer Willis, The Princess began her visit, appropriately enough, in Visits, where she met Pete Jarvis and Gerry Ryan, Award Winners from 2016 and 2017, respectively, and a number of colleagues closely involved in creating the prison’s “rehabilitative culture”.
A distinguished audience of over 200 delegates gathered at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London on November 6th for ‘Parole, Probation and Prisons – Past, Present and Future.’ Organised by The Butler Trust and supported by HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS), the conference marked the 50th Anniversary of The Parole Board. An exceptional roster of speakers included The Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice; Nick Hardwick, Chair of The Parole Board; and Michael Spurr, CEO of HMPPS; as well as leading academics and representatives of victims and service users.
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Do you know someone who goes ‘above and beyond’? There’s still time to nominate them for a Butler Trust Award, but you’ll need to get your skates on because nominations close on 30 June and we can’t accept any submitted after that date.
