About St John’s

St John’s Approved Premises provides structured accommodation for high-risk offenders under the supervision of the Probation Service. Residents live in a structured environment for up to 3 months, which includes an overnight curfew and 24-hour supervision by trained staff.

St Johns is an Independent Charity managed by a Board of Trustees and has been contracted with the Ministry of Justice on an ongoing basis since 2013 to provide Approved Premises. St Johns works in partnership with the National probation Service providing short term accommodation, up to a maximum of 12 weeks, for high-risk offenders released from prison under license supervision.

St John’s take referrals from Probation Practitioners nationally and work in conjunction with agency partners providing services internal and external to the hostel. Risk management and risk assessment lies at the heart of the residency. There are key enforcement measures that are incorporated within residents’ prison licences, to address drugs and alcohol abuse, curfews and exclusion zones, and prevention of contact with victims and offending associates.

Residency is supported by the allocation of a key worker who are responsible for the formulation of each residents individual Residence Plan. This is directly linked and agreed with the supervising Probation Practitioner and resident in support of the overall Sentence Plan.
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In May 2015 St John's launched its own Supported Housing Programme (Compass) offering Residents quality, sustainable accommodation with 24hrs support.​

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