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News

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Bracknell Forest Youth Justice Team rated as ‘Good’

Published:

5 March 2024

Bracknell Forest Youth Justice Team (YJT) 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 (YJS) inspections.

A farewell from our interim Chief Inspector, Sue McAllister

Published:

29 February 2024

After five months as interim Chief Inspector of Probation, tomorrow I will step down and hand over the reins to the new Chief, Martin Jones.

Enfield Youth Justice Service rated as ‘Good’

Published:

27 February 2024

West Sussex PDU rated as ‘Inadequate’

Published:

22 February 2024

West Sussex Probation Delivery Unit (PDU) has received an overall rating of ‘Inadequate’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. This follows the PDU’s last inspection in 2022, when the service was also rated ‘Inadequate’.

Brighton and East Sussex PDU rated as ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

22 February 2024

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

Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service rated ‘Good’

Published:

23 January 2024

Nottinghamshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection led by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation, conducted jointly with HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue (HMICFRS) and the Care Quality Commission.

Too many demands on senior probation officers overseeing probation work, inspection finds

Published:

18 January 2024

A thematic inspection led by HM Inspectorate of Probation investigated the effectiveness of the arrangements to support Senior Probation Officers (SPOs) working in sentence management and in court teams. The report, "The role of the senior probation officer and management oversight in the Probation Service", published on 18 January 2024, also focuses on management oversight, the processes taken by SPOs to make sure that probation work is undertaken to the required standard.

Staffordshire Youth Offending Service ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

19 December 2023

Staffordshire Youth Offending Service (YOS) has received an overall rating of ‘Requires improvement’ following an inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation.

Solihull Youth Justice Service ‘Requires improvement’

Published:

19 December 2023

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

Recall decision was right in majority of imprisonment for public protection sentences – inspection finds

Published:

14 December 2023

A thematic inspection led by HM Inspectorate of Probation has found that most recalls to prison of those serving imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were taken in line with the policy.