Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge - Pitch Day Showcase

Join the Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge’s pitch day on Monday 8th November, 10.00hrs - 12.30hrs to hear from the 9 successful innovators working at the cutting edge of tech in the reoffending space, as they showcase the new digital platforms and apps they have been developing as part of the competition.

This event will be an opportunity to network with the GovTech organisations working on key policy solutions, as part of the Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge.

To register, please click here. 

Innovators include:

Becoming X

BecomingX is a learning and development company that helps everyone realise their potential. They create films with inspiring and iconic people to help people build the confidence and skills to succeed.

Innovative Alliance

Innovative Alliance is an adult education training provider. They offer tailored training for employers and individuals to meet the skills gaps.

Make Time Count

Make Time Count platform helps vulnerable people connect to local services that can help them, by using predictive analytic technology.

Meganexus in partnership with SWIM

Meganexus is a provider of secure software solutions, to support organisations in delivering public services to improve lives through innovative software solutions.

My Kinda Crowd

MyKindaCrowd support underrepresented talent into work and helps them succeed once they are there.

Offploy

Offploy work to help those with convictions secure employment and lead a positive life

Orbital in partnership with The Disabilities Trust

Orbital is an innovative digital agency in partnership with The Disabilities Trust; a charity making a difference to the lives of people with a brain injury.

Swansea, Include Hub and Legal Innovation Lab Wales

Swansea University, Include Hub and Legal Innovation Lab Wales are working in a consortium to provide innovative digital solutions to support people on their journey to desistance.

Yalla in partnership with The Shannon Trust

Yalla Cooperative is a collective of web developers, designers, project managers and strategists, building solutions to tackle societal challenges.

More information on the Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge and Prison Leavers Project below.

The Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge

The Prison Leavers Project is a £20 million cross-sector innovation programme that is piloting new ways to break the cycle of crime. The project complements wider cross-government work to reduce reoffending, acting as the ‘innovation hub’ of the Government’s reducing reoffending strategy.

As part of the Prison Leavers Project we have launched the Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge to look specifically at developing new technological tools and solutions that will help prison leavers stay on the straight and narrow, reducing the harms associated with crime.

The Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge is run as a two-phased Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition. 9 suppliers were chosen to take part in phase 1, the shortlisting phase. The solutions they have been developing are each in response to one of 5 areas of challenge we identified which will positively impact prison leavers on release.

Georgie Morgan

Head of Justice and Emergency Services, techUK

Georgie joined techUK as the Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme Manager in March 2020, progressing to Head of Programme in January 2022.

In her current role, Georgie leads techUK’s engagement and initiatives across the blue light and criminal justice sectors. She works closely with industry and stakeholders to drive innovation, address challenges, and anticipate future needs, while showcasing the critical role technology plays in delivering essential public safety and justice services. Through the JES programme, she provides a platform for suppliers, helping them navigate and establish themselves in the blue light and criminal justice markets.

Before joining techUK, Georgie spent four and a half years managing a Business Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) in Westminster. Collaborating with the Metropolitan Police and local councils, she focused on mitigating the impact of crime on the business community. Her efforts spanned addressing low-level street crime and anti-social behavior to managing critical incidents and violent crime.

Email:

[email protected]

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgie-henley/

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