Welcome

NOMS was granted status as a national co-financing body in January 2009 with a remit to deliver a programme of work across England (a separate ESF strategy is currently being implemented in Wales). A national NOMS CFO plan including a high level delivery model specification was approved by the ESF Managing Authority. Although the programme is managed and resourced centrally, delivery will be on a regional basis to ensure that local priorities are met.

The focus of the programme is to enhance participant employability and increase their opportunities to access mainstream provision. Delivery will be built around a case management model and will operate across both custody and the community. The Authority will be awarding one Contract for each region or sub-region.

The financial allocation is £45m ESF monies for delivery via regional contracts. The programme will commence delivery from October 2009 and run until December 2011. NOMS will run this first CFO programme on approximately two year contracts, managed through regional Providers.