HMPPS accredited programmes
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-19)

This list includes all the accredited programmes that are available to service users.

Accredited for prisons

Alcohol Dependence Treatment programme (ADTP)

Provider: The Forward Trust

ADTP is a 6-week programme for men with a medium-high risk of reoffending, who are dependent on alcohol. Participants stop drinking and do Steps 1-3 of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). They can access group therapy, peer support, AA meetings, and individual support.

Becoming New Me + (BNM+)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

BNM+ is for high or very high-risk adult men who have learning disabilities or challenges and have been convicted of a sexual, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) or general violent offence. It supports participants to develop optimism and skills to strengthen their pro-social identity and plan for an offence-free life.

Breaking Free: Health and Justice Package (Custody)

Provider: Breaking Free Online Ltd

This comprises two accredited programmes:

Breaking Free Online: an 8-session digital behaviour change programme which addresses the underlying psychological and lifestyle difficulties behind alcohol/drug use and offending behaviour. The programme targets 70 problem substances including illegal substances, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), and prescribed medications of abuse; and

Pillars of Recovery: a 12-session behaviour change programme that targets the underlying psychological and lifestyle difficulties behind alcohol/drug use and offending behaviour.

Building Better Relationships (BBR)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

BBR is for adult men convicted of an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) offence. BBR is a moderate-intensity cognitive-behavioural programme which recognises that IPV is a complex problem which is likely to have multiple causes. BBR responds to individual needs and provides opportunities to develop skills for managing thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.

Building Choices

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

Building Choices is a cognitive-behavioural programme, consisting of group and one to one sessions. Determined by an assessment of risk and need, there is a moderate and high intensity offer for men and women age 18+ which is inclusive of people with Learning Disability & Challenges (LDC). The programme supports skill development in emotion management, healthy thinking, healthy relationships, sense of purpose, and healthy sex where relevant.

Building Choices provides a structured opportunity to learn, strengthen and practice skills and behaviour that targets areas of common criminogenic need without defining or limiting what participants can address by offence labels. A need led approach enables participants to personalise criminogenic needs by considering how areas apply specifically to themselves and what skills will personally be important to develop. Overall, Building Choices enables participants to develop skills for change and future focused goals that may support them in building a crime free life.

Challenge to Change (C2C)

Provider: Kainos Community

A six-month offending behaviour programme for men in prison. Participants live on a dedicated unit within a prison. Through cognitive behavioural therapy they learn to challenge and change their thinking, attitudes and behaviour. Participants become active members of the community, agreeing rules, meeting together, and providing peer support. Peer mentors play an important part.

Control of Violence for Angry Impulsive Drinkers – Group Secure (COVAID-GS)

Provider: Delight Services

A cognitive-behavioural programme for men in secure settings who are violent under the influence of alcohol. Consisting of ten group sessions with supplementary individual support sessions, it encourages individuals to understand their behaviour and practise skills for change so that risk of violence is reduced.

Control of Violence for Angry Impulsive Drinkers – Group Secure Women (COVAID-GSW)

Provider: Delight Services

A cognitive-behavioural programme for women in secure settings who are violent under the influence of alcohol. This programme has been developed with and for women in prison.

Democratic Therapeutic Community Model (DTC)

Provider: HMPPS/NHS Offender Personality Disorder team

DTCs are part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway. They are for people with complex psychological and emotional needs, likely to meet the criteria for a diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’. They provide a 24/7 therapeutic environment. Most DTC residents have committed violent offences, some of which may be sexually motivated.

Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+)

Provider: HMPPS/NHS Offender Personality Disorder Team

TC+ is part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway. These communities are for people who are eligible for but unable to participate in, mainstream DTC due to mild to moderate learning disability. TC+ services provide group and creative psychotherapies in a 24/7 living-learning environment. Most TC+ residents have committed violent offences, some of which may be sexually motivated.

Healthy Identity Intervention (HII)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

HII is designed for those who have committed extremist offences. It supports desistance and disengagement from extremism. It encourages stronger positive and pro-social aspects of identity. It helps individuals develop resilience and supports them to identify ways of meeting their identity needs. For example, need for belonging, need for recognition, without involvement in extremism.

Healthy Sex programme (HSP)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

HSP is designed for adult men who have a conviction of a sexual offence or an offence with a sexual element. Regardless of level of risk of sexual reoffending, HPS is designed to respond to the needs of individuals with learning disabilities and challenges and is delivered one to one.

Horizon

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

Horizon is designed for medium and above risk adult men who have been convicted of a sexual offence. It supports development of skills to strengthen pro-social identity and plan for an offence-free life

Identity Matters (IM)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

IM is a one to one programme for adult men whose offending and harmful behaviour is motivated by their identification with a gang. It supports desistance by encouraging participants to develop a stronger individual identity and develop resilience. It identifies ways of meeting their needs without group driven offending.

Kaizen

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

The version of Kaizen accredited for custody is for high or very high risk adult men who have been convicted of a sexual, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) or general violent offence. It supports participants develop the optimism, and skills to strengthen their pro-social identity and plan for a life free of offending.

Living as New Me

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

LNM is an accredited skills maintenance (booster) programme for those individuals who have already completed NMS or BNM+ and may require further additional support.

New Me Strengths

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

NMS is designed for medium and above risk adult men who have learning disabilities or learning challenges (LDCs) and a conviction(s) for any offence. It supports participants to develop optimism, and skills to strengthen their pro-social identity and plan for a life free of offending.

The Bridge programme

Provider: The Forward Trust

The Bridge is a 6-week programme for men with a medium to high risk of reoffending and a history of substance dependence. Participants give up drugs and do Steps 1-3 of the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous (NA). They can access group therapy, peer support, AA and NA meetings, and individual support.

Thinking Skills programme (TSP)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

TSP is designed for adult men and women with a medium/high risk of reoffending. TSP supports participants to develop thinking (cognitive) skills to manage risk factors, develop protective factors, and achieve pro-social goals.

Accredited for probation

Becoming New Me + (BNM+)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

BNM+ is for high or very high-risk adult men who have learning disabilities or learning challenges and have been convicted of a sexual offence. It supports development of skills to strengthen pro-social identity and plan for an offence-free life.

Breaking Free: Health and Justice Package

Provider: Breaking Free Online Ltd

This comprises two accredited programmes:

Breaking Free Online. An 8-session digital behaviour change programme which addresses the underlying psychological and lifestyle difficulties behind alcohol/drug use and offending behaviour. The programme targets 70 problem substances including illegal substances, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), and prescribed medications.

Pillars of Recovery. A 12-session behaviour change programme that targets the underlying psychological and lifestyle difficulties behind alcohol/drug use and offending behaviour.

Building Better Relationships (BBR)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

BBR is for adult men convicted of an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) offence. BBR is a moderate-intensity cognitive-behavioural programme which recognises that IPV is a complex problem which is likely to have multiple causes. BBR responds to individual needs and provides opportunities to develop skills for managing thoughts, emotions, and behaviours

Building Choices

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

Building Choices is a cognitive-behavioural programme, consisting of group and one to one sessions. Determined by an assessment of risk and need, there is a moderate and high intensity offer for men and women age 18+ which is inclusive of people with Learning Disability & Challenges (LDC). The programme supports skill development in emotion management, healthy thinking, healthy relationships, sense of purpose, and healthy sex where relevant.

Building Choices provides a structured opportunity to learn, strengthen and practice skills and behaviour that targets areas of common criminogenic need without defining or limiting what participants can address by offence labels.

A need led approach enables participants to personalise criminogenic needs by considering how areas apply specifically to themselves and what skills will personally be important to develop.

Overall, Building Choices enables participants to develop skills for change and future focused goals that may support them in building a crime free life.

Healthy Identity Intervention (HII)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

HII is designed for those who have committed extremist offences. It supports desistance and disengagement from extremism. It encourages stronger positive and pro-social aspects of identity.

It helps individuals develop resilience and supports them to identify ways of meeting their identity needs. For example, need for belonging, need for recognition, without involvement in extremism.

Horizon

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

Horizon is designed for medium and above risk adult men who have been convicted of a sexual offence. It supports participants to develop optimism, and skills to strengthen their pro-social identity and plan for a life free of offending.

iHorizon

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

iHorizon is a version of Horizon for men whose sexual offending is internet only. Offences involve possessing, downloading, and/or distributing indecent images. Identity Matters (IM)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

IM is a one to one programme for adult men whose offending and harmful behaviour is motivated by their identification with a gang. It supports desistance by encouraging participants to develop a stronger individual identity and develop resilience. It identifies ways of meeting their needs without group driven offending.

Mentalization-based Treatment (MBT)

Provider: HMPPS/NHS Offender Personality Disorder Team

MBT is a psychoeducation programme. It is for people with some traits of Antisocial or Borderline Personality Disorder. It teaches social functioning, and addresses violent and suicidal thoughts, and risky behaviours. There are weekly psychotherapy groups, and monthly one-to-one meetings for a year.

New Me Strengths (NMS)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

NMS is designed for medium and above risk adult men who have learning disabilities or learning challenges (LDCs) and a conviction(s) for any offence. It supports development of skills to strengthen pro-social identity and plan for an offence-free life.

Living as New Me (LNM)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

LNM is an accredited skills maintenance (booster) programme for those individuals who have already completed NMS or BNM+ and may require further additional support.

Thinking Skills programme (TSP)

Provider: HMPPS Interventions Services

TSP is designed for adult men and women with a medium/high risk of reoffending. TSP supports participants to develop thinking (cognitive) skills to manage risk factors, develop protective factors, and achieve pro-social goals.