TR Plan Of Action FROM NOMS / MoJ

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FEBRUARY

• 10th February - we will issue a draft of the interim state Target Operating Model covering the period from June to new provider contract commencement.

• 14 February we will be reissuing the Batch 1 and 2 operational processes and the RSR tool and guidance. You have seen most of these documents before and therefore this should confirm rather than change your emerging plans.

• 21st February – Trusts to confirm to MoJ their exit management plans for the mobilisation of new services.

• 24 – 28 February we will be facilitating a series of scenario tests in order to stress test elements of case management and process and understand better where pressure points may exist. This will help us set out further support or guidance where it is needed.

MARCH

• At the beginning of March we will also issue some desktop manuals to Trusts for key staff who will be covering new processes to use once the new processes are in operation.

• We have also established that by the end of March we will have been able to upload forms required for new processes and have switched on the field in nDelius where the RSR score can be captured. It is our intention to free up the field required for recording the new RSR tool result, and to ensure that new referral forms and templates are incorporated into the system before 1 April so that the tools to support the new operating processes are available to staff.

• Information regarding the contract arrangements for the beginning of 2014/15 will also be included in the bulletin.

APRIL

• New CRC and NPS structures up and running to the fullest extent that is feasible within the existing Trust governance and boundaries. 

• Doing so will enable staff to begin to familiarise themselves in real time with how the new processes work and how the CRCs and NPS will work together to manage offenders. 

• This reconfiguration should be done in accordance with your local policies and procedures.

May

• In addition, we would expect too that during May ACOs will be convening their new management teams during May, whilst remaining fully accountable to the Trust Chief Executive and Boards until 31 May. 

• An introduction of new structures and processes will mean that the period between April and June can be used to embed these changes so that the transition on 1 June to the full interim operating model is as successful as it can be.

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