Penal Reform International
Penal-reform non-governmental organisation; CSSF contractor
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| Type | Company registered at Companies House |
| Founded | 5 February 2001 (incorporated) |
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| Headquarters | England |
| Industry | Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified |
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Penal Reform International (Penal Reform International Uk, Companies House number 04154075) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records the company as incorporated on 5 February 2001, with status "Active", nature of business "74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified".[1][2] It is a named supplier on Lot 1 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27.[3] Contracts Finder lists 1 published CSSF award(s) to the organisation with a combined stated value of £378,532. FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £4,634,999; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former Department for International Development) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.[4]
CSSF/ISF and other UK government work
PRI lists a programme in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to counter radicalisation and violent extremism in prisons "through religious dialogue and reintegration programmes".[5]
PRI's Central Asia programme page records several UK-funded projects. A CSSF-funded project in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan aimed at "greater resilience to radicalisation and violent extremism" in prisons: PRI helped draft national countering violent extremism strategies, trained prison staff "on identifying and managing violent extremist offenders" and developed rehabilitation programmes. Other UK-funded work included a Foreign and Commonwealth Office/British Embassy Astana project on anti-corruption in law enforcement in Kazakhstan (working with the Ministry of Interior and the Anti-Corruption Agency), and a British Embassy-funded project supporting Kazakhstan's National Preventive Mechanism against torture. A DFID-funded project, "Humanisation of the criminal justice system in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan", supported criminal codes compliant with international standards. Current non-UK funders include the European Union, UNICEF, the UN Democracy Fund and the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan.[5]
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) reviewed the CSSF's aid spending in March 2018 and gave it an amber-red score, finding the fund responsive to National Security Council priorities but with weak results management and inadequate evidence of outcomes and value for money.[6] ICAI published a follow-up review in 2019.[7]
Published CSSF contracts
| Award date | Contract | Value (£) | Supplier name as published | Source |
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| 2020-09-06 | CSSF Algeria - Tackling COVID 19 in Algerian Prisons | 378,532 | Penal Reform International | [8] |
FCO/FCDO payments
| Year | Amount (£) |
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| 2012 | 31,427 |
| 2014 | 38,726 |
| 2016 | 470,054 |
| 2017 | 787,500 |
| 2018 | 1,589,696 |
| 2019 | 812,329 |
| 2020 | 402,715 |
| 2021 | 448,920 |
| 2022 | 53,631 |
| Total | 4,634,999 |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Usher (John Joseph Usher) | Director | 8 August 2023 | – |
| Paul English (Paul Anthony James English) | Secretary | 1 May 2004 | 30 April 2007 |
| Lynne Gravatt | Secretary | 24 April 2009 | 27 January 2011 |
| Alison Hannah | Secretary | 27 January 2011 | 31 August 2018 |
| Alison Hannah (Alison Lindsey Hannah) | Secretary | 4 June 2007 | 4 June 2007 |
| Alison Hannah (Alison Lindsey Hannah) | Secretary | 4 June 2007 | 4 June 2007 |
| Florian Irminger | Secretary | 3 September 2018 | 1 November 2020 |
| Catherine Leonard (Catherine Mary Leonard) | Secretary | 5 February 2001 | 31 January 2004 |
| Kerry Neal (Kerry Lee Neal) | Secretary | 1 February 2004 | 30 April 2004 |
| Olivia Rope (Olivia Teresa Rope) | Secretary | 1 November 2020 | 8 August 2023 |
| Muhammad Ali (Muhammad Imman Ali) | Director | 22 April 2015 | 19 September 2020 |
| David Daubney | Director | 11 December 2009 | 10 July 2015 |
| Olawale Fapohunda (Mr. Olawale Fapohunda) | Director | 7 December 2009 | 22 April 2016 |
| Juliet Lyon (Juliet Christine Lyon) | Director | 31 March 2007 | 22 April 2016 |
| Ahmed Othmani | Director | 5 February 2001 | 9 December 2004 |
| Alexander Petrov (Alexander Borisovich Petrov) | Director | 11 March 2005 | 3 December 2006 |
| Bruno Schoen | Director | 5 February 2001 | 6 December 2007 |
| Livingstone Sewanyana | Director | 6 December 2007 | 28 November 2010 |
| Rani Shankardass (Dr Rani Shankardass) | Director | 27 January 2006 | 11 December 2009 |
| Dirk Smit (Dirk Van Zyl Smit) | Director | 26 November 2011 | 20 September 2021 |
| Vivien Stern (Baroness Vivien Helen Stern) | Director | 5 February 2001 | 3 December 2006 |
| Anthony Tang | Director | 27 November 2010 | 27 April 2014 |
| Vera Tkachenko | Director | 7 December 2009 | 5 July 2013 |
| Antonius Van Kalmthout (Mr. Antonius Van Kalmthout) | Director | 26 November 2011 | 8 August 2023 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, PENAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL UK (04154075) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, PENAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL UK (04154075): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023 Find a Tender Service, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2010–2020; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2020–2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Penal Reform International, Our programmes – Central Asia Penal Reform International, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, March 2018.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, ICAI follow-up of: The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, 2019.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF Algeria - Tackling COVID 19 in Algerian Prisons Contracts Finder, 2020-09-06.