On Probation
10 things I’ve learnt from the 2024/25 PPO Annual Report
10 things from the 2024/25 Prisons Probation Ombudsman report
11th July 2025
10 things from the 2024/25 Prisons Probation Ombudsman report
Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts proposes fewer jury trials and intermediate courts to tackle court backlogs.
Transform Justice report finds victims focused on preventing other victims as priority.
The Chief Inspector of Prisons calls on government to tackle illegal drugs in his 2025 annual report.
Switchback guest blog on their research into prison recalls.
Miranda Bevan, King’s College London, guest blogs on new research from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children in Police Custody
Alexandra Wigzell and Claire Paterson-Young provide insights into progressive desistance practice in youth justice.
Expert working group publishes proposals to end the detention of people on IPP sentences
The Independent Monitoring Board’s annual report addresses the human impact of prison overcrowding.
Helen Amor, Effective Practice Lead at HM Inspectorate of Probation, guest blogs on professional curiosity in probation.
MoJ data on the identified needs of offenders in custody and the community
Prison Reform Trust report Update and Restart calls for the digitisation of resettlement services and internet access in resettlement prisons.
