
Public probation out-performing private sector
A new summary report by HMI Probation finds a significant performance gap between the public National Probation Service and private Community Rehabilitation Companies.
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A new summary report by HMI Probation finds a significant performance gap between the public National Probation Service and private Community Rehabilitation Companies.

Children and young people released from young offender institutions are getting too little support in the community and are being “set up to fail”, according to a new report by the Prison and Probation inspectorates.

Probation inspectors rate BGSW CRC as “requiring improvement” but find it moving in right direction after change of ownership.

Probation services can create a ‘win-win’ situation by getting service users involved in improving and delivering services, according to new research from HMI Probation.

Norfolk and Suffolk CRC must improve its supervision of offenders. Probation inspectors officially rate the private probation service “requiring improvement”.

Jason Morris guest blogs on co-producing desistance material for gay men involved in intimate partner violence.

Staff shortages lead to probation Inspectors rating South-East and Eastern NPS division as requiring improvement.

Peter Raynor on supervision skills for probation practitioners in the third of HMI Probation’s Academic Insights.

The capital’s private probation company is improving but still officially rated as “requiring improvement” by probation inspectors.

Joint Prison/Probation inspectorate report finds YOIs failing most children and young people on release.

First evaluation of new Identity Matters intervention for gang related offenders

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