Provision of Information, Advice and Guidance Services at HMP Whatton

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Ministry of Justice awarded a contract to Standguide Limited for the preparation for work and information and guidance services at HMP Whatton.

The contract, valued at AUD 49,800, required the supplier to deploy qualified specialist staff to deliver tailored IAG and career advice across the prison, with staff trained to at least Level 4 in Information, Advice and Guidance.

The supplier was responsible for completing and regularly reviewing Personal Learning Plans (PLPs) for prisoners, linking them to local Labour Market Information, individual career aspirations, and sentence plans, and sharing information between transferring prisons to avoid duplication.

PLPs were initially paper-based but expected to be scanned onto the prison PNOMIS system/Virtual Campus.

The supplier was required to provide one full-time member of staff, and performance was measured against the completion and review of PLPs relative to transfers and releases.