8. Monitoring, review and continual improvement Please see Annex A for further information about the review process for the Partnership Agreements. a. What monitoring data will be collected for this service by (i) the third sector partner (ii) SPS staff (This could include, for example, feedback from SPS colleagues about the service that the HOO will provide to the third sector partner)? b. How often will progress review meetings between the partners occur? 9. Exit Strategy When (if at all) would the third sector organisation expect to apply for and obtain confirmation of funding continuity, or the rejection thereof? If funding is not sustained or continued, how much prior notice are staff likely to have to phase down the service? How will people using the services be advised that the project is coming to a close and any alternative arrangements that may be put in place? Agreeing an exit strategy for the service If funding is not renewed and/or the decision is taken to stop delivering the service, an exit strategy will need to be agreed between SPS and the third sector organisation and put in place, based on the above. Stage 3 (Project Details) of this document sets out the agreed terms of service delivery. Once the Project Details in Stage 3 have been agreed, this Partnership Agreement should be signed off by the Governor in Charge (or an SPS Director) and the Third Sector Partner. Copies of the agreed Partnership Agreement will be held by the Head of Offender Outcomes (HOO) and the Chief Executive of the third sector organisation. The HOO should upload a copy to the appropriate SPS SharePoint site. The information from Partnership Agreements may be used by: the third sector organisation and the prison to agree the terms of service delivery and to monitor and review the service;
8. Monitoring, review and continual improvement Please see Annex A for further information about the review process for the Partnership Agreements. a. What monitoring data will be collected for this service by (i) the third sector partner (ii) SPS staff (This could include, for example, feedback from SPS colleagues about the service that the HOO will provide to the third sector partner)? b. How often will progress review meetings between the partners occur? 9. Exit Strategy When (if at all) would the third sector organisation expect to apply for and obtain confirmation of funding continuity, or the rejection thereof? If funding is not sustained or continued, how much prior notice are staff likely to have to phase down the service? How will people using the services be advised that the project is coming to a close and any alternative arrangements that may be put in place? Agreeing an exit strategy for the service If funding is not renewed and/or the decision is taken to stop delivering the service, an exit strategy will need to be agreed between SPS and the third sector organisation and put in place, based on the above. Stage 3 (Project Details) of this document sets out the agreed terms of service delivery. Once the Project Details in Stage 3 have been agreed, this Partnership Agreement should be signed off by the Governor in Charge (or an SPS Director) and the Third Sector Partner. Copies of the agreed Partnership Agreement will be held by the Head of Offender Outcomes (HOO) and the Chief Executive of the third sector organisation. The HOO should upload a copy to the appropriate SPS SharePoint site. The information from Partnership Agreements may be used by: the third sector organisation and the prison to agree the terms of service delivery and to monitor and review the service;
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