
Inspectors criticise private probation on enforcement
CRCs don’t see offenders often enough to engage them, leading to poor enforcement decisions. However, recalls to prison normally handled appropriately by NPS & CRCs.
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CRCs don’t see offenders often enough to engage them, leading to poor enforcement decisions. However, recalls to prison normally handled appropriately by NPS & CRCs.

Research from Sheffield Hallam on the work-family balance of being a modern probation officer.

The MoJ has four new ministers out of five following Phillip Lee’s resignation. What do we know about them?

National Probation Service much improved in London although much better at protecting the public than reducing reoffending.
Profile of the fifth person to hold the posts of Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor in less than three years.

Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service publishes its first business plan setting out priorities and budgets.

In the latest turnaround story, Sunny Dhadley tells how me changes from being a problem drug user to lead a service user involvement team – and much more.

Dame Glenys Stacey, Chief Probation Inspector, commends the work of Youth Offending Teams in her 2017 annual report.

NAO finds a total of £342 additional payments promised to Community Rehabilitation Contracts but thinks they may fail to hit payment by results targets.

Dame Glenys Stacey’s first annual report as Chief Probation Inspector concludes that the new probation system is just not working.

The MoJ has published a compendium of all the data it collects regarding nine protected characteristics including age, gender, ethnicity & sexuality.

Innovative VR approach gets Dutch domestic abuse perpetrators to realise the impact of their behaviour on their children.