Twinning Project

Client: Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service

The Twinning Project was formed in October 2018 by David Dein MBE, former Vice-Chairman of the FA and Arsenal FC with an objective of primarily reducing reoffending rates. Since that time, the Twinning Project has been supporting HMPPS (Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service) in their aim to increase and sustain engagement in sport and thereby essential provide offenders with employability upon release.

The aim is to engage approximately 50 prisoners per year in each of the 114 prisons in England and Wales in football-based programmes to improve their skills and employability whilst simultaneous improving their mental, physical health and all-round wellbeing. This will enable them to obtain a qualification which will help improve their life chances and gain employment. Ultimately, this will almost certainly lead to a reduction in reoffending and save lives.

There are 92 clubs in England and Wales and we now have over 70 foundations and prisons now twinned.