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News

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CJJI Chief Inspector Group

Published:

1 April 2025

From 01 April 2025, I will be leading the Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorate (CJJI) Chief Inspector Group for 12 months.

Effective Practice – Regional Spotlights

Published:

19 March 2025

We have launched the first of our Effective Practice Regional Spotlights, highlighting strong probation work observed during our inspections across Yorkshire and the Humber.

The Probation Service “has too few staff, with too little experience and training, managing too many cases”

Published:

18 March 2025

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published its 2024 Annual Report of Probation Services in England and Wales.

Somerset Youth Justice Service rated ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

18 March 2025

Somerset Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

‘Good’ Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team show “genuine care”

Published:

11 March 2025

Pembrokeshire Youth Justice Team (YJT) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.  

Call for evidence: Serious Further Offences – promoting a culture of learning for probation

Published:

5 March 2025

We are researching how probation services can better learn from those cases where ‘Serious Further Offences’ (SFOs) have been committed by people who are under probation supervision or who were very recently under probation supervision at the time of the offence.

“Impressive progress” made at ‘Requires improvement’ Westmorland and Furness Youth Justice Service

Published:

4 March 2025

Westmorland and Furness Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

‘Good’ Haringey Youth Justice Service are ‘authentic in their care’

Published:

4 March 2025

Haringey Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

New Youth Inspection Programme Framework

Published:

1 March 2025

We are delighted to launch our new youth justice inspection framework, which will go live with inspections from Spring 2025 across England and Wales.

‘Rapidly improving’ Newcastle YJS rated ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

18 February 2025

Newcastle Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.