The Resettlement Service provides a range of advice and support once people have been returned to the UK. The support discussed below can be delivered by telephone, e-mail and where arranged one-to-one appointments. Please contact the Resettlement Service on Switchboard: 020 7561 6820 Helpline: 0808 172 0098 (free from all UK landlines). To download our Resettlement handbook 'Coming Home' for detainees or ex-prisoners , please click here.
You need to be a registered client before we can provide Resettlement assistance, so it is essential that you complete an authorisation form whilst in prison and we can start to prepare you for your return to the UK. Read more
Resettlement can be an overwhelming experience; and things will move at a different pace for everyone. Returning to the UK after serving a prison sentence abroad can be a confusing and frustrating experience. Read more
The benefit system can be confusing and complicated, especially if you have not had previous experience of claiming benefits. The Resettlement Team can help by explaining the system to you and what benefit will be most appropriate for you to claim. Read more
Finding somewhere to live is likely to be a main concern. Prisoners Abroad can guide you through these challenges upon your return. Read more
Returning to the UK after finishing a prison sentence not only presents practical issues, but can also cause anxiety about how you will cope and come to terms with rebuilding your life in the UK. Read more
It’s important that you find out what’s contained on your criminal record, to enable you to disclose the correct information when asked. Read more
The Online Resettlement Network is a platform that allows you to chat online with others who have been imprisoned abroad and returned to the UK. Read more
Helping returning prisoners to find work and improve their work-related skills. Read more