Care experience matters
A guide to how prisons, probation and local authorities can work together to support people with care experience in custody and on probation.
Applies to England and Wales
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This document sets out beneficial practice for prisons, probation and local authorities to provide consistent and appropriate support for people with care experience whilst they are in prison, upon release, or under community supervision.
The guidance includes what care experienced people in the criminal justice system have told us would help them. It sets out what we can do across prisons, probation and local authorities, working collaboratively, to provide that support to help people in our care who are over 18. It can also help young people who live in the youth custody estate who have care leaver status and are waiting for release or transfer to the adult prison estate.