The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies has received £60,000 to support a year-long programme of policy engagement on women's justice.
The funding from the JABBS Foundation for Women and Girls will support delivery of the next phase of our Breaking out of the Justice Loop programme, which focuses on key issues affecting women and girls who are in or at risk of the justice system. The work will make the case for reform and explore how investment, prevention, public health approaches, and early help can contribute to better outcomes and reduce reliance on crisis-driven responses.
The programme will be delivered in partnership with the National Women's Justice Coalition and advised by Liz Hogarth OBE and Naomi Delap, CEO of Birth Companions. The National Women's Justice Coalition's National Voice and Advisory Panel (NVAP) will help ensure women's voices and experiences remain central to the work.
Activity will include events, reports, and analysis designed to engage policymakers and sector leaders, drawing on expertise from policy, practice, research, and lived experience. The programme will run ahead of the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Corston Report in March 2027, a milestone that offers an important opportunity to take stock of progress and to press the case for further reform.
Helen Mills, Director of Programmes at the Centre, said:
This is a chance to engage seriously with some hard questions about women's justice. This support from The JABBS Foundation for Women and Girls gives us the opportunity to bring people together to test ideas, make connections and find new ways forward. We're delighted to be doing this alongside long-standing allies we admire, including the National Women's Justice Coalition, Liz Hogarth and Naomi Delap. We're keen to draw in new voices too, not least the women whose experience of the system should be central to any answers we reach.
Dr Tom McNeil, CEO of The JABBS Foundation for Women and Girls, said:
Lasting change requires increased and sustained policy engagement, not only to make the case for reforms, but to help set out tangible pathways to achieving them. We are pleased to support our partners in delivering this programme of activity to bolster support for women's justice reforms, bringing together diverse voices and building momentum ahead of the milestone 20-year anniversary of the Corston Report.
Abbi Ayers on behalf of the NWJC, said:
The National Women’s Justice Coalition is delighted to be supporting a programme that will seek to centre lived experience leadership in shaping the future of women’s justice. Members of our National Voice & Advisory Panel are expertly placed to respond to the key questions that need to be asked and offer the solutions that need to be championed. Their involvement is essential to breaking out of the justice loop!
Further information about the Breaking out of the Justice Loop programme, including details of upcoming events and publications, will be available on our website.
