• Commissioned by the New Hope Mentoring Programme (Birmingham) on behalf of the Birmingham Resettlement Mentoring Forum (BRMF), Wider Impact Consultancy, is evaluating a LSC West Midlands ‘Test Bed’ initiative, aimed at piloting a Birmingham based third sector initiative to deliver mentoring to prolific offenders who have been recently released from prison.

• Wider Impact Consultancy is carrying out a feasibility study into the future direction of the Thorpe Community Centre (West Yorkshire).

• Commissioned by Walsall’s New Deal, Wider Impact Consultancy is evaluating an Older Persons Project being delivered by the Bloxwich Community Partnership (BCP).

Final reports are due to be delivered to commissioners and subject to their agreement, will be published on the Wider Impact Consultancy website.