INTRODUCTION TO THE POLICE REHABILITATION AND RETRAINING TRUST (PRRT)

Following the completion of research in the mid 1990s into difficulties the police family felt they had in making a transition to civilian life, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland approved funding in 1998 to address these barriers. PRRT was established in 1999, initially for a three year period, to provide a range of services to assist retired and retiring officers to recognise their potential, identify opportunities, set and achieve their objectives and enjoy optimum mental and physical wellbeing beyond policing.

In light of continued need for the Trust’s services, the contract was renewed in 2002 and again on an ongoing basis from 2003. The Trust is a non-profit making Arms Length Body of the Department of Justice, fully sponsored by the Department.

The Trust’s vision is to be a world class provider of rehabilitation and training services for its clients who are broadly characterised as:

• Serving regular and reserve officers
• Retired regular and reserve officers
• Medically retired and retiring officers
• Family members

  Our aim is to satisfy the assessed needs of clients in a holistic way by enabling them to achieve their goals through the provision of:

• Personal Development and Employment Transition Services
• Training and Education Programmes
• Physiotherapy
• Psychological Therapies

  In view of the significant public investment in building the expertise in PRRT’s specialist professional teams, and its established track record in delivering quality services, Futures (NI) was created to respond to similar needs identified in the wider public and private sectors. Futures (NI) is dedicated to supporting organisations to develop their people. It offers a variety of specialist services that include: specialist clinical referrals for psychological therapies and physiotherapy; outplacement services; coaching and mentoring; staff development training and unique wellbeing at work programmes.

  Futures (NI) has worked with a broad spectrum of organisations such as independent occupational health providers, the Commission for Victims and Survivors, Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland, Queen’s University Belfast, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.