Criteria
Prison Service Charity Fund Criteria for eligible requests
1 UK Residency
The recipient of any financial assistance must be a resident of the UK. (For example, it cannot be used for famine relief in the third world).
2 Medical Appeals
The PSCF would consider appeals which are to assist those in need of medical treatment or equipment, including appeals to raise funds for recuperation holidays and specialist toys for children with special needs. Also, Food Banks where it is deemed appropriate, dealing with Physical and Mental Health concerns. The PSCF will not support appeals or requests for funerals, financial hardship or mortgage repayments, etc, as these are not considered medical-based.
3 Staff Appeals
The fund can only aid those appeals which are conducted within the Prison and Probation Service by Prison and Probation staff and contracted services, i.e. Health Care Depts, Works (Amey), Education, etc.
4 Medical Donations
If fundraising involves raising monies for a hospital Trust, the PSCF will only give a donation towards nominated medical items that will be purchased by the fundraisers, as opposed to the monies being donated directly into the Trust’s account.
5 Fundraising Support
The aim of the PSCF is to help fundraisers in the Service, who fall short of their fundraising targets, to achieve their target. For example, if an appeal pledged to raised £2,000 and only £1,800 was raised, then the Fund could step in and donate the extra £200 to make the total up to the stated target.
6 Donation Discretion
The amount donated is at the total discretion of the PSCF Committee. It is the Fund’s policy not to donate more than has been raised by the applicant. The limit to any one Charity, in any one year, at one Establishment is £10000. However, this does not necessarily mean that the PSCF will donate on a pound-for-pound basis. It may sometimes be the case that the amount donated by the Fund is given as an incentive for further fundraising success on the applicants’ part. Likewise, appeals for Respite and Making Memories may be awarded up to £2000, as a one-off appeal.
7 Final Decision
The Committee’s decision is final.