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

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a report inspecting the work undertaken and progress made, by the Probation Service, to reduce domestic abuse and protect victims. The Inspectorate last looked at this area of probation practice in 2018.

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

More youth justice services (seven-out-of-ten) were rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ in 2022 and, for the second year running, no services were rated ‘Inadequate’, says HM Inspectorate of Probation on the publication of its Youth Annual Report 2022.

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

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published its second annual report of Serious Further Offence (SFO) reviews, finding that assessments of the risk of harm people on probation pose remain inaccurate and incomplete – not enough is being done to stop them reoffending and SFO reviews remain below the expected standard.

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

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

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

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