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Derby City Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Derbyshire Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. This is the first inspection of this PDU since it was established under the unification of probation services in 2021.

A national inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation has examined how effectively HM Prison and Probation Service is working to support, enable, and drive the delivery of probation services in England and Wales, resulting in an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.