- NACRO
Nacro is a registered charity operating in
England andWales . It is not formally linked with SACRO inScotland or NIACRO inNorthern Ireland .History & Name
Developing from the National Association of Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Societies, NACRO was founded in
1966 as the "National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders". It rapidly developed into the biggestcriminal justice -related charity inEngland andWales and in the 1970s and 1980s was frequently involved in high-level policy discussions with the Britishgovernment , particularly with theHome Office which has responsibility forprisons andprobation services.The organisation dropped the acronym format of its name in 1999 to become Nacro, although the media continue to erroneously refer to it as the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders.
Vision
"Nacro's vision is a safer society where everyone belongs, human rights are respected and preventing crime means tackling social exclusion and re-integrating those who offend."
Current Activities
Today, Nacro is one of the largest charities in the
UK . Turnover in 2004-5 was £59million, and their annual report claims that: "In the last year, we trained 10,000 learners, housed 3,000 tenants, advised 20,000 helpline enquirers, helped 10,000 prisoners, and worked with 11,000 young people."The organisation currently runs in excess of one thousand programmes across
England andWales , working with young offenders, prisoners, ex-offenders, homeless people and other 'disadvantaged' groups. It has a sizeable policy team at its headquarters and is often to be found in the media commenting on recent criminal justice news stories.Nacro's headquarters are in Vauxhall, south
London (chief executive, directors, and policy, fundraising and communications departments) and Birmingham (administrative departments including IT, finance and human resources).Nacro People
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II is the Patron of Nacro. The current President is
Lord Dholakia , and the Chair is Anne Mace, former Chief Probation Officer inWest Yorkshire .The current Chief Executive of Nacro is
Paul Cavadino who succeededHelen Edwards .Vivien Stern held the post prior to Helen Edwards.External links
* [http://www.nacro.org.uk Nacro Website]
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