Speakers
Network Session
To discuss the agreement to broaden the mandate from “Volunteers” to “Civil Society” reflecting the wider role of organisations that work alongside correctional systems, including those involved in service delivery, reintegration, advocacy, lived experience, policy influence and law reform.
Bettina Crossick is responsible for Third Sector Partnerships and Programmes and Lived Experience for His Majesties Prison and Probation service.
After gaining her Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW), Bettina joined the Probation Service, where she worked for over 20 years. She joined HMPPS in 2003 and has had a variety of roles including advising on high-risk and high-profile offender cases, working in the CEO's office, and in the office of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, as Private Secretary.
In her current role she is responsible for managing HMPPS’ relationships with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise - which are referred to collectively as the ‘Third Sector’ or VCSE. It explores and develops new strategic opportunities for MoJ and HMPPS to harness the expertise of the Third Sector to support its policy objectives. She also has responsibility for the oversight of the HMPPS grants, supporting colleagues in providing rehabilitation and care opportunities through the award and management of grants to organisations working in a range of specialisms including education, the arts and health, and well-being.
Her interest in this area began in 2012 when she was managing Volunteering, Mentoring, Service User Engagement and Learning Disability and Difficulties and somehow the job morphed to become responsible for the MoJ and HMPPS third sector strategic engagement across England and Wales alongside the management of HMPPS’ grants programme.