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HMPPS LGBTI+ Role Models & Allies HMPPS LGBTI+ Role Models & Allies Celebrating our diverse & inclusive workforce And Staff support network relating to Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Intersex + all minority sexual orientations and/or gender identities [email protected] PiPP (closed group) @HMPPS_PiPP 1 Contents Item Page Introduction Foreword – Dr Jo Farrar, CEO of HMPPS 3 The importance of LGBTI+ role models & allies – Nic Turner, PiPP National Lead 4 PiPP Recognition Scheme 5 Profiles PiPP Senior Sponsor – Amy Rees, Director General of Probation & HMPPS Wales 6 Alice Pennicott 7 Alison Clarke 8 Amy Froggatt 9 & 10 Andy Holmes 11 Ben Calitz 12 Cheryl Saint Luce 13 Chloe Causier 14 Chris Jennings, Executive Director of HMPPS Wales 15 Christine Kaur 16 & 17 Clare Burrell 18 Craig Halligan 19 Danny Watson 20 Duncan Craig OBE 21 Eric Beckford 22 Gavin Rowe 23 Gill Davies 24 Graham Ward 25 Gwen Lloyd-Jones 26 & 27 Helga Swidenbank, Executive Director of Youth Custody Service 28 Izzy Woodley-Hume 29 Janet Marlow 30 Jesse Churchill 31 Jessica Fairbairn 32 & 33 Jessica Lawrence 34 Joanne Atkin 35 Jo Joiner 36 Karen Lawson 37 Karl Moir 38 Kate Jones 39 & 40 Liz Mills 41 Lynda Marginson CBE 42 Matt Hamer 43 Matthew Wilson 44 Nathan Dowling 45 Niall McCormick 46 Nic Turner 47 & 48 Oli Fawcett 49 Peninah Achieng-Kindberg 50 Phil Copple, Director General of Prisons 51 Rachel Maidment 52 Rhian Lovell 53 Richard Clark 54 Russ Trent 55 Samantha Lancet-Grant 56 Sandra Oluonye 57 Sasha Kwende 58 Sheena-Marie Williams 59 Stephen Davies 60 Vickii McGrady 61 & 62 Annexes Demonstrating a positive LGBTI+ attitude checklist = How to be a good role model/ally 63 Join us – Networks membership form 64 Nominate someone for PiPP recognition – PiPP recognition nomination form 65 2 Foreword HMPPS CEO – Dr Jo Farrar Ensuring that we are an inclusive and diverse organisation is central to my role as Chief Executive of HMPPS. In my time as CEO, I have seen that our people are our greatest strength and I have been impressed with the examples I have seen showing the commitment to change lives. We want an environment where everyone can be their best and valued for the unique perspective they bring. I want people to be to be authentic, perform well and achieve their potential. That’s why it was such a great privilege to be asked to be involved in this LGBTI+ role models & allies pack. I have been impressed with the work of PiPP and other staff networks in shining a light on intolerance and grateful for their work with the HMPPS Leadership Team to create a more compassionate and accepting organisation. There is more to do, and I am committed to working with the networks to ensure that staff feel safe and comfortable at work. I realise that some people find it difficult to talk about their identity at work. The role, therefore, of LGBTI+ role models & allies is hugely important. I am very grateful to LGBTI+ role models & allies, who contribute to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for people from all backgrounds. Our vision is to protect the public and help people lead law-abiding and positive lives. To achieve this, we must work with our networks to promote tolerance and acceptance across HMPPS. 3 The Importance of LGBTI+ Role Models & Allies “Gay brothers and sisters, you must come out. Come out to your parents. I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth! Come out to your relatives. Come out to your friends, if indeed they are your friends. Come out to your neighbors, to your fellow workers, to the people who work where you eat and shop. Come out only to the people you know, and who know you, not to anyone else. But once and for all, break down the myths. Destroy the lies and distortions. For your sake. For their sake.” – Harvey Milk, 1978 Harvey Milk was an openly gay civil rights leader at a time in America when LGBT people were encountering wide spread hostility, discrimination and attempts to introduce legislation against the community. His proclamation of his authenticity as an openly gay candidate for public office was unprecedented at the time, after becoming the first openly gay elected official in the USA. Through the above speech he managed to generate a strong and effective opposition which defeated California’s proposition 6 (a motion seeking to fire gay teachers from public schools), defying the pattern of successful political attacks on LGBT communities across the USA. He was assassinated a year after he was elected to office. Breaking the silence At the time of Harvey’s speech the hostility & discrimination towards LGBT people meant that many people didn’t feel able to be out. This meant there was an invisibility of the LGBT community and an abundance of those opposed to gay rights who were able to spread lies, myths, stereotypes and fear about the LGBT community in the face of silence. The wisdom in his message was that there’s nothing more disarming to prejudice than looking into the eyes of and knowing the names of those we harm. In addition it highlighted that if indeed people were your friends, they would support you. Having visible role models and allies (friends) has been and continues to be an essential part of the LGBTI+ rights movement. They can set a tone and command respect from wider society, as well as provide much needed positive examples and hope to those in the LGBTI+ community. What do we mean by role models? A role model is someone others look to as a good example, it’s not something someone chooses for themselves, but is something others see in them. It’s important that staff and those in our care see people like themselves represented at all levels within HMPPS, it enables people to feel safer and more comfortable with being able to be who they are in our environment and helps to develop positive honest working relationships which can go a long towards way to helping someone. Just by being their authentic selves role models can help to encourage, influence and develop others. What do we mean by allies? Allies are people who don’t identify with having a certain characteristic, but are willing to stand with those who do by championing and supporting them in calling for being treated fairly with dignity & respect. Allies are important as they can inspire others to adopt their selfless behaviour, but also use the privilege they have of not being in the minority to have a strong voice which influences those in the majority. At times allies can take on issues in a way that LGBTI+ people can’t because it’s become too personal, emotionally draining or unsafe for them to continue, whereas allies have that bit of distance to be able to do so – an example of this is the abuse of Trans people being perpetuated by Gender Critical/Trans- Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs) & right-wing media groups. Within the LGBTI+ community, people can also be allies to those who are minorities within the minority such as Bi, Trans, Intersex and those with intersectional characteristics e.g. BAME, Disability. You can find out more about how to be a good ally here: www.stonewall.org.uk/comeoutforLGBT/ally Recognising our LGBTI+ role models & allies Within HMPPS & PiPP we’re proud to say we’ve got some fantastic LGBTI+ role models & allies, who make our workplaces more inclusive and welcoming environments. We appreciate their contribution and it makes us incredibly happy to be able to profile them in this pack. You will notice some of the profiles have a rainbow star on them denoting a PiPP recognition award and details of the work they’ve done to receive one. More information about the recognition scheme is overleaf. - Nic Turner, PiPP National Lead. 4 PiPP Recognition Scheme What is the recognition scheme? Within HMPPS there are different staff reward & recognition schemes and staff awards to recognise the best practice and efforts within their workplace. PiPP is a network driven by members and voluntary local and area leads who dedicate their time and effort to promoting the networks aims and objectives. The scheme is an internal network scheme only, as a network PiPP wanted to show their appreciation for the outstanding work and efforts of those who take a consistent and positive approach of behalf of the network. In addition to inspiring others to engage with the network in a proactive manner to promote the network and/or LGBTI+ inclusion at a local, regional or national level. It doesn’t replace any existing organisational recognition schemes and to further reinforce a person’s outstanding performance, nominations for PiPP recognition are shared with their line managers and submitted into their workplaces reward & recognition scheme, to encourage the inclusion of this work in their SPDR. The nomination process Anyone one can nominate a colleague via emailing a nomination form into [email protected] a copy of the form can be found at the end of this pack. Nominations are open to anyone who is a member of the network, inclusive of staff working across all areas of HMPPS, within partner agencies or private companies delivering prison and/or probation services e.g. CRC’s/private prisons. If an individual wishes to nominate a colleague, they must also be a member of the network to show continuity. Forms must clearly state which category/criteria the individual meets and nominations must follow the STAR (Situation, Task, Action & Result) format, so that a clear example is shown.
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