bthechange CIC

bthechange CIC Our team are vastly experienced in working with people with complex needs and from a range of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Multi-award winning Community Interest Company spanning the Southwest of England and South Wales, dedicated to empowering first-time entrants, racially minoritised individuals, and women that are facing challenges within the criminal justice system. bthechange CIC is an award-winning Community Interest Company that operates across The Southwest of England and South & Mid Wales providing a range of

life changing initiatives to directly support over a thousand individuals a year with moving forward with their lives that are either at risk of entering or who are in the criminal justice system. bthechange not only provides structured programmes for client support, but we also play an active role in system change, working with those ‘intermediaries’ whose policies, rules, processes, cultures, and attitudes affect people with convictions. We have specialists in our team that covers: Substance misuse (psychosocial motivational interventions relapse prevention – managing/recognising triggers), Finance Benefit and Debt, Welfare support including Housing, universal credit, bank account & I.D applications, Employment support – CV writing, job applications & Neurodivergent inclusive programmes. We are extremely committed and proud of being an equal opportunities and diverse organisation, of which is demonstrated by our team who come from a multitude of backgrounds, with varied cultures, beliefs, and sexual orientations. We truly are a company that represents society.

08/05/2026

Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks
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Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle ‘climate of fear’ felt by Jewish community
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Prosecutors in England and Wales have been told to “fast-track” hate crime prosecutions after a spate of antisemitic attacks that the prime minister on Tuesday called a “crisis for all of us”.
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/05/prosecutors-to-fast-track-hate-crime-cases-england-wales-attacks-antisemitism

Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks___________________Staff told to...
08/05/2026

Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks
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Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle ‘climate of fear’ felt by Jewish community
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Prosecutors in England and Wales have been told to “fast-track” hate crime prosecutions after a spate of antisemitic attacks that the prime minister on Tuesday called a “crisis for all of us”.

Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, issued guidance to his staff on Tuesday telling them to bring forward prosecutions against any sort of hate crime as quickly as they could, rather than waiting until they had gathered all possible evidence.

Keir Starmer urged groups including universities, arts groups and charities to do more to tackle antisemitism during a summit in Downing Street.

As well as imposing new reporting requirements on universities and the Arts Council, the prime minister threatened “consequences” against Iran if it was found to have been behind last week’s stabbing in Golders Green, north London.
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/05/prosecutors-to-fast-track-hate-crime-cases-england-wales-attacks-antisemitism

08/05/2026

Community policing will finally have the powers it needs to effectively tackle local issues as the landmark Crime and Policing Act becomes law.

For too long, community policing has been continuously downgraded, lacking the resources and powers it needs to properly protect the communities it serves.

Today, the government has delivered a series of vital measures to tackle the whole spectrum of criminality.

New powers for police and the wider criminal justice system will help realise this government’s mission to restore confidence in policing and to tackle the epidemic of serious violence and violence against women and girls.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/biggest-shake-up-in-decades-to-tackle-local-crime?
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06/05/2026

What's the issue?
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The IPP was intended for people considered dangerous but whose offence did not merit a life sentence. However, it became increasingly clear that the sentence was having severe and unforeseen consequence, with people being held in prison many years beyond their minimum term.
Whilst the sentence was eventually abolished in 2012, this was not retrospective, meaning that today thousands of people remain in prison yet to be released. Those in the community remain subject to a potentially indefinite period of supervision with the risk of recall to custody if the conditions of their licence are breached. PRT continues to press for a fair and just outcome for these individuals who were left out of the government’s decision to abolish the IPP.

https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/project/imprisonment-for-public-protection-ipp/ #:~:text=What%20is%20the%20IPP?,of%20their%20licence%20are%20breached.

What's the issue?_________________The IPP was intended for people considered dangerous but whose offence did not merit a...
06/05/2026

What's the issue?
_________________
The IPP was intended for people considered dangerous but whose offence did not merit a life sentence. However, it became increasingly clear that the sentence was having severe and unforeseen consequence, with people being held in prison many years beyond their minimum term.
Whilst the sentence was eventually abolished in 2012, this was not retrospective, meaning that today thousands of people remain in prison yet to be released. Those in the community remain subject to a potentially indefinite period of supervision with the risk of recall to custody if the conditions of their licence are breached. PRT continues to press for a fair and just outcome for these individuals who were left out of the government’s decision to abolish the IPP.

https://prisonreformtrust.org.uk/project/imprisonment-for-public-protection-ipp/ #:~:text=What%20is%20the%20IPP?,of%20their%20licence%20are%20breached.

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