ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007
ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007
ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE & KALYX (SODEXO GROUP)<br />
(United Kingdom)<br />
Resettlement through employment<br />
At HMP Forest Bank, Kalyx – a Group’s subsidiary – has teamed with local government and companies to train<br />
prisoners and offer them genuine employment opportunities, thereby helping to reduce the rate of recidivism.<br />
Committed companies<br />
Kalyx has instituted training workshops to provide basic<br />
skills for jobs in the local construction and foodservices<br />
companies, which are committed to providing<br />
employment upon their release.<br />
Benefi ts for the community<br />
The training leads directly to real jobs: in <strong>2006</strong>,<br />
371 prisoners had jobs to go to upon release, thus<br />
improving the likelihood of long-lasting resettlement.<br />
Local employers, agencies and organization now<br />
see HMP Forest Bank as a source of workers and part<br />
of the community.<br />
SODEXO EXPERIENCE<br />
Longuenesse - France:<br />
A socially responsible commitment<br />
to sustainable employment<br />
SIGES signed a partnership with the Regional<br />
Association for Resettlement in the Building Industry.<br />
The association, created by SIGES, will provide<br />
jobs for 80 prisoners upon their release over<br />
a three-year period.<br />
MARKET TRENDS<br />
For ethical reasons, Sodexo only provides services where the staff do not carry fi rearms and only in democratic<br />
countries where there is no death penalty and where the ultimate aim of imprisonment is rehabilitation.<br />
While the number of offenders and the demand for new prison construction is rising worldwide, there is<br />
increasing determination in many countries to improve prison conditions and reduce the rate of recidivism.<br />
More countries are now seriously considering using Sodexo, since the company has shown it delivers effi cient<br />
holistic solutions, from design to everyday operational management, that meet these societal needs.<br />
p Source: Sodexo<br />
“Salford City Council is delighted to be working<br />
with Kalyx at HMP Forest Bank prison, to train<br />
its offenders to get real jobs helping to regenerate<br />
Salford and re-introduce its citizens so that<br />
they can be socially responsible members<br />
of the community.”<br />
Barbara Spicer,<br />
Chief Executive of Salford City Council.<br />
See page 42 for our client references.<br />
Sodexo_Annual Report <strong>2006</strong>-<strong>2007</strong><br />
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