York and North Yorkshire Offender Housing Protocol

The York and North Yorkshire Offender Housing Protocol ensures that agencies work together when looking at the housing options of offenders, people released from custody and those supervised by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), comprising:

• The Prison Service
• The National Probation Service (NPS)
• Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC)
• Local Authority Housing Providers
• Voluntary Sector Housing Providers

The protocol seeks to deal with the housing needs of offenders and people released from custody before, during and after the making of a custodial sentence.

The protocol also seeks to set out:

• local Housing Authorities’ duties towards the prevention of homelessness
• NPS and CRCs commitment to effective resettlement
• how partner agencies contribute towards community safety objectives.
• the contribution of Registered Providers and the voluntary sector in housing and supporting offenders

More information and a full copy of the York and North Yorkshire Offender Housing Protocol see our Housing Allocations Policy, or contact the Housing Registrations Team.

Also see

• Single Access Point
• Our homelessness strategy