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.

24/06/2026

St Petrock’s undertook the 2025 survey after the council said it lacked the resources to repeat the exercise.

It said it did so to gain a “clearer understanding of women’s experiences, circumstances, and support needs while sleeping rough” while also contributing to national data being collated by Solace Women’s Aid and the Single Homeless Project.

St Petrock’s director Peter Stephenson said: “When the city council decided it didn’t have the capacity to lead the women’s homelessness census last year, we did not hesitate to step in and make sure women’s voices were heard”.

https://exeterobserver.org/2026/06/22/st-petrocks-homelessness-survey-increase-women-rough-sleeping-exeter-charity-report-fears-safety-harassment-gender-based-violence-city-council-snapshot-count-five-fold-increase-rough-sleeper-numbers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSoeQhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlUXh5UTBvMG9GemdMOEJvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtrxu-ql0hiYUKFhyCk2VpFLRZzhkXFFGGUWq5XRRHcS-adsDitWHmTypoLG_aem_qkqElMp31Sojv5cdpiV7wQ

St Petrock’s undertook the 2025 survey after the council said it lacked the resources to repeat the exercise.It said it ...
24/06/2026

St Petrock’s undertook the 2025 survey after the council said it lacked the resources to repeat the exercise.

It said it did so to gain a “clearer understanding of women’s experiences, circumstances, and support needs while sleeping rough” while also contributing to national data being collated by Solace Women’s Aid and the Single Homeless Project.

St Petrock’s director Peter Stephenson said: “When the city council decided it didn’t have the capacity to lead the women’s homelessness census last year, we did not hesitate to step in and make sure women’s voices were heard”.
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https://exeterobserver.org/2026/06/22/st-petrocks-homelessness-survey-increase-women-rough-sleeping-exeter-charity-report-fears-safety-harassment-gender-based-violence-city-council-snapshot-count-five-fold-increase-rough-sleeper-numbers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSoeQhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlUXh5UTBvMG9GemdMOEJvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtrxu-ql0hiYUKFhyCk2VpFLRZzhkXFFGGUWq5XRRHcS-adsDitWHmTypoLG_aem_qkqElMp31Sojv5cdpiV7wQ

24/06/2026

The true scale of women's homelessness in Exeter may be far greater than official figures suggest. 💔

A new report has found more women are sleeping rough, spending nights in unsafe places or walking the streets until morning because they don't feel safe bedding down in public.

Researchers say many women experiencing homelessness remain largely invisible, often hidden from official counts because of fears around harassment, violence and personal safety.

The findings have reignited questions about whether enough support is available and whether current methods of measuring homelessness tell the full story.

One statistic in particular has left campaigners deeply concerned.

22/06/2026

UNION WARNS PROBATION CONDITIONS ‘UNTENABLE’ AS TAGGING EXPANSION LOOMS

The dispute comes as the government prepares to expand electronic monitoring from September, with up to 40,000 people expected to be monitored by tags — a 40% rise from the current figure of around 28,000.

Such concerns come against a wider backdrop of strain across the probation service. The National Audit Office found last year that HMPPS met only 26% of its performance targets in 2024-25, while the Public Accounts Committee later warned that probation officers had been working at 118% capacity on average, rising to 126% in some regions.

Prisons minister James Timpson told MPs last week that the probation service was ‘running too hot’, while Napo warned in the motion that the expansion of electronic tagging could add further pressure to already excessive workloads.

https://www.thejusticegap.com/union-warns-probation-conditions-untenable-as-tagging-expansion-looms/

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