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News

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‘Highly skilled workforce’ praised in Bexley Youth Justice Service inspection

Published:

12 July 2024

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

‘Good’ Newport Youth Justice Service has aspirational outcomes for its children

Published:

11 July 2024

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

‘Good’ Flintshire Youth Justice Service are committed to becoming a trauma-informed service

Published:

11 July 2024

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

New report from HM Inspectorate of Probation calls for renewed action to support women in the criminal justice system.

Published:

23 May 2024

Almost two decades on from the Corston Report, which called for a radical change to the way we treat women in the criminal justice system, HM Inspectorate of Probation has published a criminal justice joint inspection with HM Inspectorate of Prisons: ‘The quality of work undertaken with women’.

Approved Premises – Consultation closed

Published:

17 May 2024

Our consultation on the Inspectorate’s plans to launch a programme of approved premises inspections ran from 24 May to 21 July 2024.

Suffolk Probation Service ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

16 May 2024

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

Norfolk Probation Service ‘Inadequate’

Published:

16 May 2024

Norfolk Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Wiltshire Youth Justice Service rated ‘Good’

Published:

14 May 2024

Wiltshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation as part of its programme of Youth Justice Service inspections.

Redbridge Youth Justice and Targeted Prevention Service ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

10 May 2024

Redbridge Youth Justice and Targeted Prevention Service (YJTPS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Kent, Surrey and Sussex region probation services rated as ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

9 May 2024

Probation services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) have received an overall regional rating of ‘Requires improvement’ by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.