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Justice Committee’s report on the future of the probation service recommends a caseload limit of 50.
Prison Reform Trust briefing finds the benefits of the Home Detention Curfew scheme are hampered by overly restrictive criteria and inefficient systems.
Findings from a major survey of service user volunteers in the UK.
How needs assessment can promote engagement for people on probation.
Jason Morris on designing digitally-enabled approaches to support desistance.
New HMI Probation report shows how the quality of probation delivery falls when practitioners are responsible for managing more than 50 cases.
Inspectors say probation services must show greater consideration and confidence in their work with black, Asian and minority ethnic service users and staff.
Mayor of London launches the first-ever UK pilot programme to tag perpetrators of domestic abuse with GPS tracking devices upon release from prison.
Chris Trotter explains the collaborative family work model in youth justice in HMI Probation Academic Insights series.
Probation inspectors finds Covid-19 restrictions and backlogs mean no return to normal yet for probation.
Probation inspectorate research on the role of providers in building the probation evidence base.
HMPPS publishes final Target Operating Model and National Standards for unified model of probation.