Theo Clay
Theo is NPC’s Policy Manager working across our policy and think tank work, including the State of the Sector programme and our work on place-based approaches. Theo is also NPC’s Criminal Justice Lead and he co-authored the three most recent papers in NPC’s Beyond Bars programme: Independent, Effective, Humane: The case for funding charities in the prison system, How are charities accessing people in prison to deliver vital services and How are charities influencing change in the prison system.
He also has a particular interest in involvement in the non-profit sector, and the transformative role that different voices can play. Theo co-authored NPC’s paper Make it Count: Why impact matters in user involvement.
Prior to working at NPC, Theo worked as Grants and Trusts Researcher for a charity in Bristol, and in Shanghai teaching with the British Council and as Programme Manager for a local charity
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Why I work for NPC
At NPC I am constantly learning: from the people around me, the organisations I work with and the topics I’m introduced to. I’m always inspired to draw from this to tackle the big issues I care about.
Explore my work
Publications
How will the climate and nature crises impact young people?
Working with charities during the cost-of-living crisis
Recognising social value in public procurement
Briefing: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Levelling Up and social needs: An analysis of government’s progress
Breaking reoffending cycles in the criminal justice system
Lessons learnt from working on the EU Settlement Scheme
How charities have reacted to Covid-19
State of the Sector 2020: The condition of charities before the COVID-19 crisis
Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Prison Governance
Funding a good start: Philanthropy and the early years sector
Blogs
If our justice system is to be fit for the future, charities must lead the way
Is Levelling Up tackling needs? No one knows.
There’s only one poverty – why charities should give money
What the party conferences tell us about how charities are seen by politicians
Is this the end of the line for ‘levelling up’?
What the 2022 Queen’s speech means for the social sector
What will the Spring Statement mean for charities?
Improving the relationship between charities and government
Grading the levelling up White Paper: Shows promise but room for improvement
Taking a whole-system approach to criminal justice
How we can solve systemic failure in the criminal justice system
The next stage of State of the Sector 2020
How will the climate and nature crises impact young people?
Working with charities during the cost-of-living crisis
Recognising social value in public procurement
Briefing: The UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Levelling Up and social needs: An analysis of government’s progress
Breaking reoffending cycles in the criminal justice system
Lessons learnt from working on the EU Settlement Scheme
How charities have reacted to Covid-19
State of the Sector 2020: The condition of charities before the COVID-19 crisis
Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Prison Governance
Funding a good start: Philanthropy and the early years sector
If our justice system is to be fit for the future, charities must lead the way
Is Levelling Up tackling needs? No one knows.
There’s only one poverty – why charities should give money
What the party conferences tell us about how charities are seen by politicians
Is this the end of the line for ‘levelling up’?
What the 2022 Queen’s speech means for the social sector
What will the Spring Statement mean for charities?
Improving the relationship between charities and government
Grading the levelling up White Paper: Shows promise but room for improvement
Taking a whole-system approach to criminal justice
How we can solve systemic failure in the criminal justice system
The next stage of State of the Sector 2020
Policy Manager
