“I believe in people having the chance to pay for what they’ve done, but also to turn their lives around and make things better” Comedian

Rev Harry Nigh speaking at the Circles 30th Anniversary conference, November 2024, ‘Reflections on the first Circle for Charlie Taylor in Ontario, Canada and Circles now’.

Meet the Team – Jude Thomas Jude Thomas joined Circles UK in 2022 as our National Development Manager. In this role, she supports organisations that

Heather Curnow joined Circles UK in January 2008 as our Office and Business Manager. Heather is responsible for the  administrative support for the charity and

Claire Ashley joined Circles UK in January 2024 as our National Quality Manager. Claire is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of Circles, working with

Rev Harry Nigh, from Canada, who set up Circles in 1994 to support sex offenders, says it is easy for politicians to say ‘lock them up’

It was an honour to celebrate 30 years of Circles this month.
Circles of Support and Accountability (Circles) are community-led interventions, designed to support people with convictions for sexual offences who are at risk of committing offences to help them address their behaviours, to hold them accountable, and to support positive outcomes.

We’re delighted to share our Annual Review for 2023-24. Each year, we publish this document to update on the provision of Circles across the UK,