On Probation
Why probation officers quit – or stick it out
New research looks at the complex reasons why people leave or stay working in the probation service
3rd February 2026
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New research looks at the complex reasons why people leave or stay working in the probation service
Harry Annison on the lessons from repeated probation service reform
Justice Secretary announces a return to a fully public probation service
What images do private companies use to represent probation work?
The Justice Committee’s latest report on Transforming Rehabilitation highlights staffing, the voluntary sector, Through the Gate and costs.
The shocking scale of the failure of the Transforming Rehabilitation probation reforms revealed in numbers.
National Audit Office progress review of Transforming Rehabilitation warns MoJ may be about to repeat initial mistakes.
Probation unions and justice reformers call for a timeout on the re-procurement of CRCs to avoid repeating mistakes of TR.
The personal and professional challenges for probation leaders charged with privatising their service.
FOI reveals shocking extent of homelessness amongst prisoner leavers.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System finds failed probation reforms have undermined magistrates’ confidence in community sentences.
MoJ response to Justice Committee gives clues to Transforming Rehabilitation version 2.
