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Rules and guidance for probation qualified staff around professional registration, probation professional standards and loss of authority to practice.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Release of statistics on the reoffending of adults under probation supervision.
Mandatory actions and guidance for probation practitioners following the death of a person under supervision in the community.
Detailed quarterly statistics on offenders in custody (including offence groups, sentence lengths and nationalities), and quarterly and annual statistics on prison receptions, prison releases, adjudications, licence recalls and offenders under probation supervision. Minor revisions have been made to the 2021...
Mandatory requirements and guidance for prison and probation staff involved in the recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners.
The Probation Service is a statutory criminal justice service that supervises high-risk offenders released into the community. Probation Service is an executive agency, sponsored by HM Prison and Probation Service .
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Engage with our reform programme, get involved and stay updated on progress.
A consultation to seek views on the future structure and services provided by the probation system.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This action plan is the response to the report HMI Probation has published on re-inspecting the work undertaken and progress made, by the Probation Service, to promote race equality for people on probation and staff.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Equalities-focused tables and commentary encompassing a wide range of issues relating to offenders across prisons and probation.
The action plan in response to the thematic inspection of Work to prepare for the Unification of Probation Services
HM Inspectorate of Probation reports to the government on the effectiveness of work with adults, children and young people who have offended with an aim to reduce reoffending and protect the public.
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