FOI 23/24 – 47: CURV Theory of Change

Freedom of Information Request

1. Please confirm if the CURV has a detailed Theory of Change or Logic Model which underpins the Violence Reduction Programme. If yes, please provide:
   • A copy of the Theory of Change and/or Detailed Logic Model or a link to where the Theory of Change is published.
   • The date the Theory of Change was formally adopted by CURV to underpin its Violence Reduction Programme.
   • A summary of how the Theory of Change and Logic Model was developed.
2. When commissioning services for delivery to the CURV programme, please confirm whether the CURV routinely requests details of the Theory of Change/Logic Models from proposed commissioned providers. If yes, please provide copies of the Theory of Change documents/evidence provided by the last three service providers commissioned by the CURV.
3. Please confirm how often the CURV’s Theory of Change has been formally evaluated by CURV since 2022. Please confirm the dates of any evaluation(s) and a copy of (or link to) any evaluation reports or supporting documents.
4. Please confirm the level of funding received from the Home Office to support CURV activity since 2022.
5. Please confirm the number of commissioned services procured by the CURV each year since 2022.
6. For each year since 2022, please confirm how many of these individual commissioned services have been evaluated by the VRU or independently, over and above any overarching evaluation of CURV performance itself.

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Response

1. Please confirm if the CURV has a detailed Theory of Change or Logic Model which
   underpins the Violence Reduction Programme. If yes, please provide:
   • A copy of the Theory of Change and/or Detailed Logic Model or a link to where the Theory of Change is published
   • A copy of the CURV Theory of Change can be found here
   • The date the Theory of Change was formally adopted by CURV to underpin its Violence Reduction Programme.
   • The Theory of Change was introduced to CURV core members – and approved – on 27 March 2023.
   • A summary of how the Theory of Change and Logic Model was developed.
   • The development of the Theory of Change followed a sequence of events, commencing with the receipt of the CURV Strategic Needs Assessment in December 2023, which allowed for the drafting of the Response Strategy in January 2023. Simultaneously, CURV was holding Theory of Change Workshops between December 2022 and March 2023 with the service provider who had been commissioned to draft the Theory of Change. The availability of the SNA and Response Strategy allowed the ToC to be developed, refined and finalised over these workshops.
2. When commissioning services for delivery to the CURV programme, please confirm
   whether the CURV routinely requests details of the Theory of Change/Logic Models
   from proposed commissioned providers. If yes, please provide copies of the Theory of
   Change documents/evidence provided by the last three service providers
   commissioned by the CURV.
   The Theory of Change models of the last three service providers commissioned by CURV are enclosed within this response and are labelled as below:
   • Item 2 – ToC Corner House Youth Project
   • Item 3 – ToC Get Connected – Stay Connected
   • Item 4 – ToC A Way Out
3. Please confirm how often the CURV’s Theory of Change has been formally evaluated by CURV since 2022. Please confirm the dates of any evaluation(s) and a copy of (or link to) any evaluation reports or supporting documents.
   
   Since its adoption, CURV’s Thery of Change has been formally evaluated twice by Crest Advisory.
   
   A Mid-Year review report was published in October 2023 and an End of Year Report was published in March 2024. An abridged copy of the end of year review is attached highlighting CURV’s progress against the Theory of Change, which captures the progress identified at the mid-year review point. It is labelled as Item 5, Click here.
   
4. Please confirm the level of funding received from the Home Office to support CURV activity since 2022.
   
   The level of funding confirmed in CURV’s core grant for the first 3 years is summarised as below labelled Item 6
   
   
5. Please confirm the number of commissioned services procured by the CURV each year since 2022.
   
   CURV’s commissioned services are a matter of public record and can be found via the following link which provides a list of all decisions made by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
   
   Numbers of CURV commissioned services since 2022 are as below:
   
   2022-23: 21 commissioned services
   2023-24: 23 commissioned services
   
6. For each year since 2022, please confirm how many of these individual commissioned services have been evaluated by the VRU or independently, over and above any overarching evaluation of CURV performance itself.
   
   2022: 0
   2023: 7 (formally evaluated or internally gathered information on impact (rather than just delivery and case studies).
   2024: Ongoing evaluations for 8 interventions. Not due for completion until 2025.