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News

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North Lincolnshire Youth Justice Partnership rated ‘Good’

Published:

5 September 2023

North Lincolnshire Youth Justice Partnership (YJP) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Inspectorate research demonstrates clear link between high-quality supervision and reduced reoffending for people on probation

Published:

25 August 2023

Ground-breaking new research by HM Inspectorate of Probation, analysing thousands of probation cases, has found that higher-quality probation supervision leads to significantly better sentence completion rates and reduced reoffending.

Probation service for Bristol and South Gloucestershire rated ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

17 August 2023

The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), for Bristol and South Gloucestershire has been rated as ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

Probation service for Dorset rated ‘Inadequate’

Published:

10 August 2023

The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), in Dorset has been rated as ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

‘Promising’ probation service for Somerset ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

3 August 2023

The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), for Somerset has been rated as ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

Probation service for East Berkshire rated ‘Inadequate’

Published:

27 July 2023

The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), in East Berkshire has been rated as ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

Probation service for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

20 July 2023

The probation service, or Probation Delivery Unit (PDU*), for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight has been rated as ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation.

Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorates ‘reassured’ by progress of counter terrorism efforts in England and Wales

Published:

20 July 2023

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation has led an inspection, alongside HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), and HM Inspectorate of Prisons – looking at the work of the Probation Service’s National Security Division (NSD) and multi-agency arrangements for the management of terrorist offenders in the wake of terrorist attacks.

Barnsley Youth Justice Service rated ‘Good’

Published:

19 July 2023

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

Northumberland youth justice service rated ‘Good’

Published:

19 July 2023

Northumberland youth justice service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.