80% of ARKRS service users did not re-offend (2018-2019)

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1207 supported service users to date

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8/10 people live independently after working with ARKRS

Statistics from January - December 2020

• The total number of referrals received from January to December 2020 was 172, which was a 209.7% increase on the previous year.
  
  
• Over 90% of candidates referred were from BAME communities.
  
  
• Service users have completed vocational programmes in painting and decorating, plumbing and personal training. A number of service users have completed their CSCS cards so they can work on construction sites.
  
  
• Of the 4 men who had applied to University, 2 enrolled onto their courses, while 2 were recalled back to prison. Ark staff maintain contact with these service users through the Email a Prisoner service. Both service users still wish to progress onto University when they have come out of prison.
  
  
• One of the service users has recently been released and ARKRS are looking at rehousing him. ARKRS staff have met up with this service user to support him with a new UCAS application for University.