Malcolm Stevens
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Speaker Topics
- Youth Offending
- Youth Justice
- Safeguarding
- Punishment versus Welfare
- Private Sector
- Policy
- Immigration and Detention
- Childrens Social Services
- Childrens Services
- Children's rights
- Children in Custody
- Child sexual exploitation
- Child Protection
Introduction
Malcolm Stevens is a Director of JusticeCare Solutions and an independent adviser/consultant to providers of healthcare, youth justice and children’s services. He was formally the Government’s Professional Adviser responsible for youth justice policy, children in custody and children detained at Her Majesty’s Pleasure and also the Director and Chief Executive of various services for children and youth justice. He has unique experience in the management of young offenders convicted of murder and similarly grave crimes.
Malcolm has particular expertise in contract compliance, commissioning and performance management, the recovery of poor performing operations, new policy and change implementation, working with and within multi agency public, private and third sector partnerships and private equity investment companies.
Current Positions Held
Director (Care and Justice) - Diagrama Foundation UK
Consultant Director – Justicecare Solutions Ltd.
Personal Achievements and Awards
Chaired and written 3 Government commissioned Inquiry Reports
Seconded to assist Nelson Mandela with South Africa’s first Youth Development Centre
Chairs a major anti – gang, violence reduction initiative in London
Advisor with the Centre for Social Justice, a member of its “Breakthrough Britain” social care and youth justice working groups and co author of “Couldn’t Care Less” and “Dying to Belong”.
Relevant Career and Professional Background
Professional adviser – the Children’s Commissioner
Interim Director – Group 4 Securicor
Chief Executive Officer – The Herts Care Group Ltd
Director of Operations – Group 4 Rebound ECD Ltd
Her Majesty’s Inspector – Department of Health/ Home Office
Additional Information
Malcolm Stevens has maintained close links with Government Departments and Inspectorates, education, healthcare, social care and criminal justice agencies, as well as the voluntary and private sectors. He is a graduate of Cambridge University’s senior Criminology Course and was the UK’s delegate to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, 2003. He is a regular contributor to national conferences arranged by universities, government, the media and charities such as NACRO, NAYJ and the Howard League.