Everything you want to know about probation
The most up-to-date data
This is the latest in my new series of compendiums of the latest data and trends in the criminal justice system. Following compendiums on prisons, sentencing, and offender equalities, this edition focuses on probation.
For the best experience, click through the visualisation at the bottom of this page, this allows you to hover over data points and see the exact data. If you can’t see the visualisation below on your device, you can find it here.
Topics covered include:
- The type of offences people are on probation for
- The decline of community sentences over the last decade
- Caseload figures (including changes in different forms of supervision)
- The offence profile of people on community supervision
- A breakdown of the popularity of different requirements on community orders and suspended sentence orders
- Successful completion rates (and reasons for termination) for community supervision
- The spectacular drop in the number of full Pre-Sentence reports
I hope you find them of use and interest.
Compendium last updated 3 December 2020
Criminal Justice Trends
Click below for up-to-date interactive charts using the latest official data.
Offender equalities
A wide range of prison statistics broken down by gender, ethnicity and age.
Probation
The latest caseload figures and trends, offender profiles and court reports.
Prison
Details of individual establishments, costs, population trends and safety in custody stats.
Sentencing
Compare sentencing outcomes, lengths and reoffending rates and index offences.
Recent Probation Posts
The impact of coronavirus on probation
Justice Committee finds that Covid-19 has exacerbated already present staffing issues within the probation service.
Cost-cutting causes “inadequate” private probation supervision in Hampshire
Probation inspectors find a sharp decline in the quality of probation supervision in Hampshire & IOW CRC – directly related to a shortfall in trained and experienced staff.
Trauma-informed probation practice
Kieran McCartan summarises the evidence base around trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the lives of people who have committed offences.
North West National Probation Service still performing well
Inspectors find North West NPS division has done well to recruit staff but workloads remain too high.
Building restorative probation services
Ian Marder highlights the Council of Europe guidelines on restorative justice.
Lack of housing jeopardising public protection and rehabilitation of offenders
Widespread homelessness and a lack of suitable housing is jeopardising the rehabilitation of offenders, according to probation inspectors.
Major probation failings in supervision of Joseph McCann
Inspectors found the probation service missed eight opportunities to recall Joseph McCann who went on to commit multiple violent and sexual offences.
What you need to know about the re-nationalised probation service
HMPPS has updated the draft Target Operating Model for Probation reflecting the changes stemming from the decision to renationalise the service.
How should probation work with families?
Exploring the relationship between frontline probation staff and service users’ families
Probation is renationalised
Justice Secretary announces a return to a fully public probation service
Merseyside CRC Improves Performance But Not Rating
Merseyside probation service on the right track but requires further improvement.
The plight of foreign national women
Sophia Benedict highlights the barriers to community resettlement for foreign national women in new research for the Griffins Society.
