Lecture 1"Strengthening offender rehabilitation and reintegration through evidence-based
practice and capacity building"- Mr. Steve Pitts, Ambassador, Confederation of European Probation
Lecture 2“Youth justice in England and Wales"- Mr. Charlie Taylor, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons
Method of participation
・Participation in person:
At the Conference Room of the Ministry ofJustice (Floor B1 of Central Government
Building No. 6)
・Online: Zoom webinar
How to participate
Please apply in advance (refer to the reverse
side for details)
15:00 ▶Opening Remarks
15:10 ▶Lecture 1 (Mr. Steve Pitts)
16:20 ▶Break
16:40 ▶Lecture 2 (Mr. Charlie Taylor)
17:50 ▶Closing

Passenger capacity
・In person: 100 people
・Online : 500 people

Participation feeFree※Simultaneous interpretation
between Japanese and English

Introduction of lecturers
Mr. Steve Pitts, Ambassador, Confederation of European Probation
Mr. Pitts started his career as a probation officer in London and worked for the Prison andProbation Services of England and Wales, specialising in evidence-based practice,reintegration, community partnerships, and leading the Services’ international work.
He worked as a consultant and advisor with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime andCouncil of Europe, supporting the development of probation services internationally, anddevised, developed and realized the World Congress on Probation and Parole.
He is now Ambassador of the Confederation of European Probation and leads the international
knowledge exchange and the development of effective and sustainable community justice.

Mr. Charlie Taylor, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons
Mr. Taylor taught for many years in both primary and secondary schools in London. He began tospecialise in supporting pupils with special educational needs and in 2005 became the headteacher of theWillows Special School (now The Willows School Academy Trust) for children with severe emotional andbehavioural difficulties.
In 2011 he became an expert adviser on children’s behaviour at the Department for Education, and in2012 he became the CEO of the National College for Teaching and Leadership.
He led the 2015 review into the youth justice system and made wide-ranging recommendations, including
a new model for youth custody. In 2017 he became Chair of the Youth Justice Board and continued
working with the Department for Education to improve the ability of schools to support their mostchallenging pupils.
He was initially appointed as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in 2020 and was reappointed in 2023.

How to apply for participation
Those who will participate in person
If you would like to participate in person, please apply by Friday, January 19, 2024, on the following registration page. Please notethat if the number of attendees reaches capacity, you may be requested to change to online participation. If you register multiple
times under the same name, only the latest application will be accepted.
[Registration Page (for participation in person)]https://forms.gle/NBA9TYzMWsUrtUPD9

Those who will participate online
If you would like to participate online, you will be required to register on the following registration page by Thursday, January 25,
2024. After registration, an e-mail confirming registration will be sent from “no-reply@zoom.us” to the e-mail address you filled in.
Please note that this lecture will be held using the webiner function of the video-conferencing tool "Zoom", so please confirm theZoom Connectivity Test (https://zoom.us/test)) beforehand or install the application to ensure that Zoom can be used in theenvironment in which you plan to attend.
[Registration Page (for online participation)]
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(When capacity is reached, the entry page will indicate "Registration completed").
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Contact Information
United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (in charge: Ueki,Yoshida and Otani)
Address: 2-1-18 Mokuseinomori, Akishima-shi, Tokyo, 196-8570 , JAPANTEL: 042-500-5100 (Representative) , 042-500-5183 (Deirect)
E-mail: event.unafei@i.moj.go.jp