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Inspectors have found “significant deficits” in the quality of work conducted by youth offending services and partner agencies with black and mixed heritage boys.

Probation services are responding poorly to drugs misuse and addiction cases, according to inspectors.

Plans to unite probation services and return them to the public sector are progressing well but some gaps remain, according to inspectors.

HM Inspectorate of Probation has published new research examining how well caseloads and workloads in probation have been managed in recent years, and the impact that large caseloads can have on the quality of supervision.

Probation services must show greater consideration and confidence in their work with black, Asian and minority ethnic service users and staff, according to a new report.

Probation and youth offending services have responded well to the COVID-19 pandemic but attention must now turn to tackling backlogs and longer-term problems, according to inspectors.

Background Joseph McCann committed multiple violent and sexual offences in April and May 2019. At the time of the crimes, he was under the supervision of the National Probation Service after being released from prison on licence. He was given 33 life sentences in December 2019.

Widespread homelessness and a lack of suitable housing is jeopardising the rehabilitation of offenders, according to inspectors.

The probation system is not doing enough to learn lessons from serious crimes committed by offenders under supervision, according to inspectors.