Happy New Year!  I hope that you had a good festive season and are all ready to go for 2019. I was working for much of the break, […]

“Of each other, we should be kind While there is still time.” Philip Larkin. Kindness is so important, isn’t it? We all rely on the kindness of others […]

You may recall that a while ago I blogged on ICVA’s Quality Assurance Framework, giving you an overview of what it was, what we hoped it would achieve […]

Independent custody visitors (ICVs) have a difficult job – they go into police custody to check on the rights, entitlements and wellbeing of detainees.  Their scheme managers, one […]